Art finds a way to be constructive. It becomes heat in cold places; it becomes light in dark places.
BARBRA STREISANDI 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.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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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Everybody’s frightened a bit. But how many of us just go through the fear and do it anyway?
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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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I still like my antique clothes.
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Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are only permitted to be obsessed about men?
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One thing’s for sure: now when I look at Funny Girl, I think I was gorgeous. I was too beautiful to play Fanny Brice.
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I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway.
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I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it’s a lot of work. It’s work to be a star. I don’t enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.
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It’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.
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I have one son. Of everything I’ve done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.
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When they tried me out as a host on TV, I found that I just couldn’t be that gregarious person. I was stranger than that.
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progress, whatever your definition of it, is not inevitable.
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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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Art is the signature of a generation; artists have a way of defining the times.
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Oh God, don’t envy me, I have my own pains.
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