As a young woman, I wanted nothing more than to see my name in lights.
BARBRA STREISANDA human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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Oh God, don’t envy me, I have my own pains.
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I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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I still like my antique clothes.
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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?
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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 only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
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My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn’t that enough?
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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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I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.
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I find George Bush and Dick Cheney frightening, Donald Rumsfeld and John Ashcroft frightening.
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I’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.
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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.
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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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I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
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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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