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Quotes from If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) — Betty White

1922–2021 United States

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21 quotes

You don’t just luck into integrity. You work at it.

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

“Keep the other person’s well being in mind when you feel an attack of soul-purging truth coming on.”

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

"Never apologize for being funny because you'll be sorry when you stop getting laughs."

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

“Laughter keeps everyone feeling wonderful.”

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

“Kindness and consideration of somebody besides yourself keeps you feeling young.”

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

“If one has no sense of humor, one is in trouble.”

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

"You don't luck into integrity. You work at it."

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

“I have no regrets at all. None. I consider myself to be the luckiest old broad on two feet.”

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

“If everyone took personal responsibility for their animals, we wouldn’t have a lot of the animal problems that we do.

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

“Everybody needs a passion. That’s what keeps life interesting. If you live without passion, you can go through life without leaving any footprints.”

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

"Butterflies are like woman – we may look pretty and delicate, but baby, we can fly through a hurricane."

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

Doing drama is, in a sense, easier. In doing comedy, if you don't get that laugh, there's something wrong.

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

Animals don’t lie. Animals don’t criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do.

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

"You can always tell about somebody by the way they put their hands on an animal,"

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

"There's no formula. Keep busy with your work and your life. Keep the person in your heart all the time. Replay the good times. Be grateful for the years you had."

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

"Get at least eight hours of beauty sleep, nine if you’re ugly,"

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

“There’s no formula. Keep busy with your work and your life. You can’t become a professional mourner. It doesn’t help you or others. Replay the good times. Be grateful for the years you had.”

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

“Well, I mean, if a joke or humor is bawdy, it's got to be funny enough to warrant it. You can't just have it bawdy or dirty just for the sake of being that — it's got to be funny.”

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

“It's your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don't take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find the humour in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver.”

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

“Accentuate the positive, not the negative. It sounds so trite, but a lot of people will pick out something to complain about, rather than say, ‘Hey, that was great!’ It’s not hard to find great stuff if you look.”

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) (2011)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Betty White (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.