I'm the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.

I'm the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.

Bette Midler

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

I try not to drink too much because when I'm drunk, I bite.

I try not to drink too much because when I'm drunk, I bite.

I feel like a million tonight - but one at a time.

I feel like a million tonight - but one at a time.

My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors.

My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors.

Men's brains are smaller than those of women so they can fit into their penises.

Men's brains are smaller than those of women so they can fit into their penises.

I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.

I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.

If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.

If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.

The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.

The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.

Enough about me. What do you think about me?

Enough about me. What do you think about me?

Cherish forever what makes you unique, 'cause you're really a yawn if it goes.

Cherish forever what makes you unique, 'cause you're really a yawn if it goes.

People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best.

People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best.

If only I'd known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much more manageable.

If only I'd known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much more manageable.

I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.

I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.

If you can accept your differentness and learn to love it and encourage it, then you can be someone wonderful.

If you can accept your differentness and learn to love it and encourage it, then you can be someone wonderful.

I have my standards. They're low, but I have them.

I have my standards. They're low, but I have them.

I always want to have more dancers in my company.

I always want to have more dancers in my company.

My feelings about myself have been terrible.

My feelings about myself have been terrible.

Lena Horne is the sweetest and most adorable woman in the world.

Lena Horne is the sweetest and most adorable woman in the world.