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Part of our society kills what it loves, despises what it’s created. It really hates success.

Barbra Streisand

I’m a work in progress.
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Done Process Progress Work
The audience is the barometer of the truth.
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Audience Barometer Truth
I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.
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Actress Get Singer Work
When I was maybe 5 or 6 years old, the neighborhood girls would sit on the stoop and sing. I was known as the kid who had a good voice and no father.
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Father Girl Good Kid Neighbourhood Stood
No one should have to conform to some mythical concept of the ideal family.
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Concept Conform Family Ideal Mythical
How could such a destructive man [referring to Bush] be so popular with the American people?… Not only is he poisoning our air and water – he’s poisoning our political system as well.
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Air Men People
It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That’s not what I’m about.
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Creeps Saws Wanted
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)
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Ideas Song Thinking
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
It’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.
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Agree Dating Same Tables
I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it’s a lot of work. It’s work to be a star. I don’t enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.
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Creative Stars Thinking
Most awards, you know, they don’t give you unless you go and get them – did you know that? Terribly discouraging.
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Awards Discouraging Giving
Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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Believe Reality Truth
I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don’t think I’d have made it any other way.
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Singing Thinking Way
I was a personality before I became a person.
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Personality Persons Unattractive
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

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