Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
BARBRA STREISAND. . . it is true, even people with painful childhoods. . . grow up to be more interesting people. So, there’s always a positive to a negative.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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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The audience is the barometer of the truth.
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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things, too, like decorate.
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You know, I can’t remember my good reviews. I remember negative ones. They stay in my mind.
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Most awards, you know, they don’t give you unless you go and get them – did you know that? Terribly discouraging.
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And remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.
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The moral immune system of this country has been weakened and attacked, and the AIDS virus is the perfect metaphor for it. The malignant neglect of the last twelve years has led to breakdown of our country’s immune system, environmentally, culturally, politically, spiritually and physically.
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Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?
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I do have friends that are Republicans, and we have very spirited conversations on a whole range of issues. I am often baffled by why they are Republicans, but I enjoy the dialogue and can move beyond politics to find common ground in my personal relationships.
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I’m a work in progress.
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My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
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How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.
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A large part of me is pure nebbish – plain, dull, uninteresting. There’s a more flamboyant part, too. Obviously.
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I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.
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Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth.
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I don’t like talking about myself and I don’t like talking about the work.
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Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
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Why don’t you have a cup of coffee at least? I, um, I’m a little low in sugar and I don’t have any cream, but it’s real coffee.
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I need instant gratification.
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It takes me about 10 years to appreciate what it is I’ve done.
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I only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
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You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
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Oh God, don’t envy me, I have my own pains.
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There is nothing more important in life than love.
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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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I always wear the same thing at home. I can’t be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about.
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