Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
BARBRA STREISANDWhy don’t you have a cup of coffee at least? I, um, I’m a little low in sugar and I don’t have any cream, but it’s real coffee.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man’s world.
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The moral immune system of this country has been weakened and attacked, and the AIDS virus is the perfect metaphor for it. The malignant neglect of the last twelve years has led to breakdown of our country’s immune system, environmentally, culturally, politically, spiritually and physically.
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If a man wants to get it right, he’s looked up to and respected. If a woman wants to get it right, she’s difficult or impossible. If he acts, produces and directs, he’s called multitalented. If she does the same thing, she’s called vain and egotistical.
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I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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Part of our society kills what it loves, despises what it’s created. It really hates success.
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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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Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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Around people I don’t know, I’m totally at a loss.
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Being a celebrity is a no-win situation. If you get along with your co-star you’re having an affair, if you don’t you’re having a feud.
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Moviemakers can be late to a subject, or afraid, but often they are brave and ahead of their time.
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Just like my father, I’ve always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.
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Performing, for me, has always been a very inner process.
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I hear these melodies. I hear horn lines and string lines. That’s what’s fun about recording with an orchestra.
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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.
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I only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
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