If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music – unless it’s Billie Holiday.
BARBRA STREISANDMoviemakers can be late to a subject, or afraid, but often they are brave and ahead of their time.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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Art is the signature of a generation; artists have a way of defining the times.
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As a young woman, I wanted nothing more than to see my name in lights.
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I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
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It is every woman’s dream to be some man’s dream woman.
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When I sing, people shut up.
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I’m sure that I don’t know everything I want to know. I have so much more to learn.
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I’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.
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We cannot let the right wing roll back more than thirty years of social progress.
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I don’t feel like a legend. I feel like a work in progress.
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progress, whatever your definition of it, is not inevitable.
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Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?
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To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people’s views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it’s also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do – bad or good.
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What reaches an audience is honesty. If you’re saying something truthful that’s supposed to be a funny line, it’s going to be funny. And if it’s supposed to be a serious line, it’s going to be serious. But, I don’t think there’s a distinction between how you play drama or comedy, if it’s based in the truth.
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I only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
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I never sing in the shower either.
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