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.
BARBRA STREISANDMost awards, you know, they don’t give you unless you go and get them – did you know that? Terribly discouraging.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music – unless it’s Billie Holiday.
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We elected a President, not a Pope.
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Sometimes, when you work with mediocre talents, they feel entitled. They act like stars. Genuinely talented people don’t.
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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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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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I prefer things that are private, so I love recording and I love making films, as a filmmaker, because it uses every bit of what you have experienced or know, whether it’s graphics composition, decorating, psychology, storytelling, or whatever it is. It’s a wonderful thing.
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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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You know, I can’t remember my good reviews. I remember negative ones. They stay in my mind.
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I just don’t want to be hampered by my own limitations.
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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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And remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.
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My 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.
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We cannot let the right wing roll back more than thirty years of social progress.
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I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself. I learned you have to trust yourself, be what you are, and do what you ought to do the way you should do it. You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
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