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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?

Barbra Streisand

I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: ‘I have your review in front of me and soon it will be behind me.’
BARBRA STREISAND

Play Wish Writing
I can take any truth; just don’t lie to me.
BARBRA STREISAND

Lying Take Truth
I go by instinct – I don’t worry about experience.
BARBRA STREISAND

Experience Instinct Natural Worry
I still like my antique clothes.
BARBRA STREISAND

Antiques Clothes Stills
Around people I don’t know, I’m totally at a loss.
BARBRA STREISAND

Friendship Loss Lost People
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.
BARBRA STREISAND

Home People Sick
A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
BARBRA STREISAND

Humanity Interesting Trust Yourself
I worked in a Chinese restaurant.
BARBRA STREISAND

Chinese Restaurant Work
Thank God there were a couple of people in my life who said, “Go on, go on – you can do it!
BARBRA STREISAND

Couple Life Motivation
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.
BARBRA STREISAND

Blue School Years
I just don’t like the idea of her singing my songs. Who the hell does she thinks she is? The world doesn’t need another Streisand! (on Diana Ross)
BARBRA STREISAND

Ideas Song Thinking
A large part of me is pure nebbish – plain, dull, uninteresting. There’s a more flamboyant part, too. Obviously.
BARBRA STREISAND

Dull Flamboyant Pure
Why does a woman work ten years to change a man’s habits and then complain that he’s not the man she married?
BARBRA STREISAND

Funny Inspirational Success
It’s very often the artist who gives a voice to the voiceless by speaking up when no one else will.
BARBRA STREISAND

Artist Speaking Up Voice
I don’t know why it is that we need to denigrate, to knock down. It’s so sick.
BARBRA STREISAND

Culture Needs Sick
I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
BARBRA STREISAND

Given Self Self Esteem

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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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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