I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
BARBRA STREISANDI don’t think I’m tough in a so called tough way. I’m tough on myself.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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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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’d started going to acting classes at 14, played ‘Medea’ at 15 and really wanted to be a classical actress.
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Art transcends politics this weekend.
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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 just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.
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It’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.
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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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Love comes from the most unexpected places.
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I hate tooting my own horn, but after Steven Spielberg saw Yentl, he said: “I wish I could tell you how to fix your picture, but I can’t. It’s the best film I’ve seen since Citizen Kane”.
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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
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progress, whatever your definition of it, is not inevitable.
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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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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things, too, like decorate.
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My mother never really thought I could become anything.
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