I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things, too, like decorate.
BARBRA STREISANDThe dream – you never achieve it. The excitement of life lies in the hope, in the striving for something rather than the attainment.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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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I don’t enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don’t enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt.
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I was kind of a wild child. I wasn’t taught the niceties of life.
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My mother never really thought I could become anything.
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I knew that with a mouth like mine, I just hadda be a star or something.
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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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If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music – unless it’s Billie Holiday.
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. . . it is true, even people with painful childhoods. . . grow up to be more interesting people. So, there’s always a positive to a negative.
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It’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.
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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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I always wear the same thing at home. I can’t be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about.
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Around people I don’t know, I’m totally at a loss.
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I’ve always liked working really hard and then doing nothing in particular. So, consequently, I didn’t overexpose myself; I guess I maintained a kind of mystery. I wasn’t ambitious.
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I’ve considered having my nose fixed. But I didn’t trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror.
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You know, I can’t remember my good reviews. I remember negative ones. They stay in my mind.
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