Bette Davis, The Lonely Life, 1962 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Bette Davis, The Lonely Life, 1962 My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose. Bette Davis, The Lonely Life, 1962 To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given the chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. As everyone else, I love to dunk my crust in it. But alone, it is not a diet designed to keep body and soul together. Bette Davis, The Lonely Life, 1962