Thank God there were a couple of people in my life who said, “Go on, go on – you can do it!
BARBRA STREISANDThank God there were a couple of people in my life who said, “Go on, go on – you can do it!
BARBRA STREISANDJust like my father, I’ve always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.
BARBRA STREISANDI like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things, too, like decorate.
BARBRA STREISANDAs a young woman, I wanted nothing more than to see my name in lights.
BARBRA STREISANDStay true to yourself. People respond to authenticity.
BARBRA STREISANDMy friend Quincy Jones says we won our first Grammys together in 1963. I have no recollection. I don’t even remember the room. When he showed me the picture, I remembered what I wore. But it’s like awards don’t mean anything.
BARBRA STREISANDBelieve in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique.
BARBRA STREISANDI started going to acting school when I was 14, and I would always have my own take on things.
BARBRA STREISANDI worked in a Chinese restaurant.
BARBRA STREISANDA large part of me is pure nebbish – plain, dull, uninteresting. There’s a more flamboyant part, too. Obviously.
BARBRA STREISANDWhat does it mean when people applaud? Should I give ’em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of applause – that I can respond to.
BARBRA STREISANDSometimes, when you work with mediocre talents, they feel entitled. They act like stars. Genuinely talented people don’t.
BARBRA STREISANDLove comes from the most unexpected places.
BARBRA STREISANDAround people I don’t know, I’m totally at a loss.
BARBRA STREISANDWe have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of voter fraud by disenfranchising thousands of blacks, elderly Jews and other minorities.
BARBRA STREISANDI still like my antique clothes.
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