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Why does a woman work ten years to change a man’s habits and then complain that he’s not the man she married?

Barbra Streisand

I never liked stardom. It’s weird to me. I only like the creative process. I only like the work.
BARBRA STREISAND

Creative Process Stardom Weird Work
My biggest nightmare is I’m driving home and get sick and go to hospital. I say: ‘Please help me.’ And the people say: ‘Hey, you look like…’ And I’m dying while they’re wondering whether I’m Barbra Streisand.
BARBRA STREISAND

Home People Sick
I think of myself as a girl from Brooklyn.
BARBRA STREISAND

Brooklyn Girl Thinking
I have one son. Of everything I’ve done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.
BARBRA STREISAND

Done Feelings Grown Son
I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
BARBRA STREISAND

Elastic Simple Thing Waist
Believe in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique.
BARBRA STREISAND

Being Believe Unique Yourself
. . . it is true, even people with painful childhoods. . . grow up to be more interesting people. So, there’s always a positive to a negative.
BARBRA STREISAND

Growing Interesting People Up
It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That’s not what I’m about.
BARBRA STREISAND

Creeps Saws Wanted
Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth.
BARBRA STREISAND

Art Challenges Thinking
I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: ‘I have your review in front of me and soon it will be behind me.’
BARBRA STREISAND

Play Wish Writing
Life’s too short. Start with Dessert!
BARBRA STREISAND

Dessert Life Short Start
The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings them closer. A moment that lags – they’re gonna cough.
BARBRA STREISAND

Judging Lag Umpires
I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don’t think I’d have made it any other way.
BARBRA STREISAND

Singing Thinking Way
Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are only permitted to be obsessed about men?
BARBRA STREISAND

Men Obsessed Permit Strong Women
My mother never really thought I could become anything.
BARBRA STREISAND

Anything Become Mother
Why does a woman work ten years to change a man’s habits and then complain that he’s not the man she married?
BARBRA STREISAND

Funny Inspirational Success
I started going to acting school when I was 14, and I would always have my own take on things.
BARBRA STREISAND

Acting My Own School
Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.
BARBRA STREISAND

Balance Doubt Two
I’ll see a celadon green room in an 18th century New Hampshire house and just fall in love. Colors stay in my head.
BARBRA STREISAND

Color Falling House Love
I’ve considered having my nose fixed. But I didn’t trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror.
BARBRA STREISAND

Anyone Consider Mirrors Nose Trust
It takes me about 10 years to appreciate what it is I’ve done.
BARBRA STREISAND

Appreciate Done Years
Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
BARBRA STREISAND

Believe Reality Truth
I am a nice person. I care about my driver having lunch, you know.
BARBRA STREISAND

Care Lunch Nice
Oh God, don’t envy me, I have my own pains.
BARBRA STREISAND

Envy God Pain
I only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
BARBRA STREISAND

Actresses Began Hope Jobs
I knew that with a mouth like mine, I just hadda be a star or something.
BARBRA STREISAND

Mines Mouths Stars
I go by instinct – I don’t worry about experience.
BARBRA STREISAND

Experience Instinct Natural Worry

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