When I was maybe 5 or 6 years old, the neighborhood girls would sit on the stoop and sing. I was known as the kid who had a good voice and no father.
BARBRA STREISANDJust like my father, I’ve always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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You don’t ask a man, ‘Do you want to be in control [of your job]?’ You assume he wants control. Why would a woman be any different?
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I still like my antique clothes.
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Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work… a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.
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Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.
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Around people I don’t know, I’m totally at a loss.
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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
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I’m tired of malicious articles slandering me.
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I’ve considered having my nose fixed. But I didn’t trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror.
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My biggest nightmare is I’m driving home and get sick and go to hospital. I say: ‘Please help me.’ And the people say: ‘Hey, you look like…’ And I’m dying while they’re wondering whether I’m Barbra Streisand.
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Just imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. My idea of a perfect world is one in which we really appreciated each other’s differences: Short, tall; Democrat, Republican; black, white; gay, straight-a world in which all of us are equal, but definitely not the same.
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I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway.
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Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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Believe in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique.
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The artist as citizen is here to stay.
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I never sing in the shower either.
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