My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
BARBRA STREISANDThere is nothing more important in life than love.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I’m tired of malicious articles slandering me.
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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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Just like my father, I’ve always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.
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Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are only permitted to be obsessed about men?
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If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music – unless it’s Billie Holiday.
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I got sent to a health camp when I was about 6 years old, and we all had to wear the same starchy blue uniform. The lady who took care of me after school knit me a burgundy sweater. It was the only thing that gave me any individuality.
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I’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.
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You have to live life in the moment and get the most out of it.
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It’s very often the artist who gives a voice to the voiceless by speaking up when no one else will.
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I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it’s a lot of work. It’s work to be a star. I don’t enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.
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I worked in a Chinese restaurant.
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Everyone has a right to love and be loved, and nobody on this earth has the right to tell anyone that their love for another human being is morally wrong.
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I hate tooting my own horn, but after Steven Spielberg saw Yentl, he said: “I wish I could tell you how to fix your picture, but I can’t. It’s the best film I’ve seen since Citizen Kane”.
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I only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
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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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