My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn’t that enough?
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.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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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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I do have friends that are Republicans, and we have very spirited conversations on a whole range of issues. I am often baffled by why they are Republicans, but I enjoy the dialogue and can move beyond politics to find common ground in my personal relationships.
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Oh God, don’t envy me, I have my own pains.
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I need instant gratification.
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I’ve been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good.
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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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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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I’ll see a celadon green room in an 18th century New Hampshire house and just fall in love. Colors stay in my head.
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You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
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I still like my antique clothes.
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Life’s too short. Start with Dessert!
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And remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.
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When I was working a lot, I felt guilty as a parent. I couldn’t pick up my son every day from school, bake him cookies and that kind of thing.
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I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway.
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