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I’m not weird, just different from people who aren’t different.

Barbra Streisand

I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
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Elastic Simple Thing Waist
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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Different Jobs Men
I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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Air Brooklyn Hot Raise
I never liked stardom. It’s weird to me. I only like the creative process. I only like the work.
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Creative Process Stardom Weird Work
When 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.
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Gorgeous Host Person Stranger
I’m not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn’t talked about at all.
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Ambition More Privacy Talk Wish
On a very basic level, many people think celebrities have too much already, so we shouldn’t be entitled to our political opinions.
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Opinions People Political Thinking
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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Art Challenges Thinking
I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.
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Actress Get Singer Work
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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Earth Humans Love
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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Artist Speaking Up Voice
When I sing, people shut up.
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Explanation People Shut Up
I only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
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Actresses Began Hope Jobs
I still like my antique clothes.
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Antiques Clothes Stills
And remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.
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People President Remember
I want the best product for my audience, and if I don’t care 100%, who will? It’s my name, my likeness that goes out there.
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Audience Care Name Product

I’m not weird, just different from people who aren’t different.

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