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I was a personality before I became a person – I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven.

Barbra Streisand

On a very basic level, many people think celebrities have too much already, so we shouldn’t be entitled to our political opinions.
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Opinions People Political Thinking
Part of our society kills what it loves, despises what it’s created. It really hates success.
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Despise Hate Our Society
I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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Given Self Self Esteem
It takes me about 10 years to appreciate what it is I’ve done.
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Appreciate Done Years
It is every woman’s dream to be some man’s dream woman.
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Dream Every Men Woman
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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Badass Passion Women Work
What does it mean when people applaud? Should I give ’em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of applause – that I can respond to.
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Mean Thank You Thanksgiving
There’s a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary.
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Children Love Matter Mature
No one should have to conform to some mythical concept of the ideal family.
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Concept Conform Family Ideal Mythical
It’s like an American tradition. A person gets successful and then he’s supposed to change for the worse. It’s silly.
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Silly Successful Tradition
I’m tired of malicious articles slandering me.
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Articles Malicious Slander Tired
A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
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Humanity Interesting Trust Yourself
I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
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History Hollywood Name
How could such a destructive man [referring to Bush] be so popular with the American people?… Not only is he poisoning our air and water – he’s poisoning our political system as well.
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Air Men People
Most awards, you know, they don’t give you unless you go and get them – did you know that? Terribly discouraging.
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Awards Discouraging Giving
I think of myself as a girl from Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn Girl Thinking

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