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My mother never really thought I could become anything.

Barbra Streisand

Part of our society kills what it loves, despises what it’s created. It really hates success.
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Despise Hate Our Society
We elected a President, not a Pope.
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Elected Pope President
They’re called ‘angels’ because they’re in heaven until the reviews come out.
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Angel Heaven Review
I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
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Elastic Simple Thing Waist
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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Done Feelings Grown Son
He (son Jason) doesn’t see me as a (gay) icon, he sees me as his mother who touches his hair too much. No, I love being an icon to anybody. Equal rights, you know?
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Gay Mother Son
Oh God, don’t envy me, I have my own pains.
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Envy God Pain
I don’t like talking about myself and I don’t like talking about the work.
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Myself Talking Work
Love comes from the most unexpected places.
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Unexpected Unexpected Places
I don’t like the word ‘superstar’. It has ridiculous implications. These words – star, stupor, superstar, stupid star – they’re misleading. It’s a myth.
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Ridiculous Stars Stupid
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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History Hollywood Name
I knew that with a mouth like mine, I just hadda be a star or something.
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Mines Mouths Stars
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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Actresses Mother Should
Marlon Brando. The finest actor who ever lived. He was my idol when I was 13. He’s done enough work to last two lifetimes. Everything I do, I think: Can Brando play this with me?
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Idols Play Thinking
Moviemakers can be late to a subject, or afraid, but often they are brave and ahead of their time.
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Brave Late Subjects
I was a personality before I became a person.
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Personality Persons Unattractive

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