Thank God there were a couple of people in my life who said, “Go on, go on – you can do it!
BARBRA STREISANDWhen they tried me out as a host on TV, I found that I just couldn’t be that gregarious person. I was stranger than that.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things, too, like decorate.
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I have one son. Of everything I’ve done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.
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I don’t like talking about myself and I don’t like talking about the work.
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I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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I don’t care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.
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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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Believe in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique.
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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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Everybody’s frightened a bit. But how many of us just go through the fear and do it anyway?
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The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings them closer. A moment that lags – they’re gonna cough.
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I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
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I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.
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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 was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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