I think we're losing our sense of humor instead of being able to relax and laugh at ourselves. I don't care whether it's ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, or whose ox is being gored. Betty White More Quotes by Betty White More Quotes From Betty White A good friend of mine was Lucy Ball. Her mother and my mother were best friends. Betty White good-friend balls mother When I realized I could use Facebook as a way to communicate directly with my fans, I thought it would be a great idea. Betty White fans would-be ideas I'm so compulsive about stuff, I know if I had ever gotten pregnant, of course, that would have been my whole focus. But I didn't choose to have children because I'm focused on my career. And I just don't think, as compulsive as I am, that I could manage both. Betty White careers children thinking I don't know where I learned elephants like their tongues slapped. Whatever turns you on. Betty White tongue turns elephants My mother and dad were big animal lovers, too. I just don't know how I would have lived without animals around me. I'm fascinated by them - both domestic pets and the wild community. They just are the most interesting things in the world to me, and it's made such a difference in my lifetime. Betty White dad mother animal I don't seem to require a lot of sleep. I just - if I get four, five good hours, I'm fine. But sleeping is sort of dull. There's a lot of other good stuff that you can do without just lying down and closing your eyes. Betty White eye sleep lying If everyone took personal responsibility for their animals, we wouldn't have a lot of the animal problems that we do. I'm a big spay-and-neuter supporter. Don't have babies if you're not going to take care of those babies. We don't need more. We just need to take care of the ones we have. Take responsibility and breathe kindness. Betty White responsibility kindness baby I'm wearing a put together from a little shop that I favor called The Back of My Closet. Betty White favors together littles Retirement is not in my vocabulary. Betty White vocabulary retirement When I pontificate, it sounds so, you know, Oh, well, she's preaching. I'm not preaching, but I think maybe I learned it from my animal friends. Kindness and consideration of somebody besides yourself. I think that keeps you feeling young. I really do. Betty White kindness animal thinking People have told me 'Betty, Facebook is a great way to keep in touch with old friends...' .. At my age, if I wanted to keep in touch with old friends, I'd need a Ouija board Betty White old-friends age people Take personal responsibility. A lot of people go, 'Well, I'll get a dog because I have a kid and a kid needs a dog.' And it doesn't work out for that dog and the dog is on the street. Betty White responsibility dog kids I have the backbone of an eel. Betty White eels backbone I really don't care with whom you sleep. I just care what kind of a decent human being you are. Betty White care kind sleep A lot of people think this is a goodie two-shoes talking. But we do have a tendency to complain rather than celebrating who we are. I learned at my mother's knee it's better to appreciate what's happening... I think we kind of talk ourselves into the negative sometimes. Betty White mother talking thinking When I'm around animals, I don't pay attention to people. Betty White animal attention people People who don't like cats haven't been around them. There's the old joke: dogs have masters, cats have staff. Betty White cat dog people The film industry gives you the opportunity to meet interesting people. Betty White opportunity giving people If you call me a comedian I will be very grateful. I will thank you profoundly. No, I love doing comedy. It's fun once in a while to do a serious part but I really enjoy doing comedy because I love to laugh. Betty White grateful fun laughing When I started in television, it was brand new. It was the miracle over in the corner of your room. Now the audience has seen every story line. People have heard every joke. They can predict the plot almost before a show starts. That's a hard, sophisticated audience to reach. Betty White miracle people rooms
