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It-girl Betty White delivers a hilarious, slyly profound take on love, life, celebrity, and everything in between. Drawing from a lifetime of lessons learned, seven-time Emmy winner Betty White's wit and wisdom take center stage as she tackles topics like friendship, romantic love, aging,... read more

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  • Betty White: Actress know for her love of animals. Known by some as the wife of the late Allen Ludden (host of Password). Betty has appeared in many TV shows and movies including but not limited to: The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls, and You Again.
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  • “If you live without passion, you can go through life without leaving any footprints. You might leave behind pleasant memories in the minds of friends and acquaintances, but those dissipate quickly.”
    Betty White
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  • If you live without passion, you can go through life without leaving any footprints.
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  • Walk in to every situation with a positive, open mind. Allow yourself time to experience a situation before forming an opinion.
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  • If you’ve ever lost a loved one, or witnessed it, you can’t help but see that the body is an envelope for the letter.
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  • Friendship takes time and energy if it’s going to work. You can luck into something great, but it doesn’t last if you don’t give it proper appreciation. Friendship can be so comfortable, but nurture it—don’t take it for granted.
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  • She said we know so much and can discover so much more, but what no one knows for sure is what exactly happens when we pass on. When we’d lose someone we would grieve, of course, but she would say, “Now he knows the secret.”
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  • “Bets, you can lie to anyone in the world and even get away with it, perhaps, but when you are alone and look into your own eyes in the mirror, you can’t sidestep the truth. Always be sure you can meet those eyes directly. Otherwise, it’s big trouble, my girl.”
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  • One thing they don’t tell you about growing old—you don’t feel old, you just feel like yourself.
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  • Animals don’t lie. Animals don’t criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do.
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  • To not be grateful for what you’ve been blessed with, knowing how many people in the world would sell their souls to do what you do, or to abuse it is, I think, unconscionable.
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  • However, if one is lucky enough to be blessed with good health, growing older shouldn’t be something to complain about. It’s not a surprise, we knew it was coming—make the most of it.
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  1. Betty White (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0399157530
Page Count: 272

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