I only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
BARBRA STREISANDI 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.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I also have intense relationships with furniture… probably because we practically had none when I was growing up.
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Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work… a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.
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We cannot let the right wing roll back more than thirty years of social progress.
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It’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.
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I still like my antique clothes.
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Around people I don’t know, I’m totally at a loss.
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I don’t think I’m tough in a so called tough way. I’m tough on myself.
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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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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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I don’t care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.
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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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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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To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people’s views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it’s also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do – bad or good.
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Just imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. My idea of a perfect world is one in which we really appreciated each other’s differences: Short, tall; Democrat, Republican; black, white; gay, straight-a world in which all of us are equal, but definitely not the same.
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I knew that with a mouth like mine, I just hadda be a star or something.
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