Actress Betty White’s quotes make us laugh so hard we cry. Come to think of it, the star has been having that effect on us for almost eight decades. We loved her as the always perky Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. But we’ll always remember her for her iconic role as Rose Nylund from St. Olaf on The Golden Girls, opposite co-stars Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty.
Betty White’s birthday is also approaching–can you believe the she’s turning 95! With age comes knowledge, and she has certainly shared some wise tidbits, but these Betty White quotes are her best!
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Getty Images "The bottom line is, I'm blessed with good health. On top of that, I don't go around thinking 'Oh, I'm 90, I better do this or I better do that.' I'm just Betty. I'm the same Betty that I've always been. Take it or leave it."
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Getty Images "Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren't going to get rid of me that way."
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Getty Images "Now that I'm 91, as opposed to being 90, I'm much wiser. I'm much more aware and I'm much sexier."
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Getty Images "If it doesn't work, I've had my career. I'm not going to worry about it. I don't want to be a burden to anybody—except possibly Robert Redford."
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Getty Images "I just make it my business to get along with people so I can have fun. It's that simple."
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Getty Images "Hot dogs and Red Vines and potato chips and French fries are my favorite foods."
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Getty Images “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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Getty Images “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.” -
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Getty Images “If one has no sense of humor, one is in trouble.”
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Getty Images “My mother always used to say, 'The older you get, the better you get. Unless you're a banana.'”
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Getty Images “You don't luck into integrity. You work at it.”
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Getty Images "I have a two-story house and a bad memory, so I'm up and down those stairs all the time. That's my exercise."
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Betty White "I'm the luckiest broad on two feet, I'll tell you that. They say once a woman passes 40 she doesn't get any good parts, so I'm blessed."