My mother never really thought I could become anything.
BARBRA STREISANDWe have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of voter fraud by disenfranchising thousands of blacks, elderly Jews and other minorities.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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Thank God there were a couple of people in my life who said, “Go on, go on – you can do it!
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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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Part of our society kills what it loves, despises what it’s created. It really hates success.
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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 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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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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I go by instinct – I don’t worry about experience.
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A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. But a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion.
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New York critics – I hear when one of them watched “A Star Is Born”, he talked back to the screen.
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Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
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I find George Bush and Dick Cheney frightening, Donald Rumsfeld and John Ashcroft frightening.
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It’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.
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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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It’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.
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