Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
BARBRA STREISANDMen are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work… a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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The artist as citizen is here to stay.
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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things, too, like decorate.
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Just imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. My idea of a perfect world is one in which we really appreciated each other’s differences: Short, tall; Democrat, Republican; black, white; gay, straight-a world in which all of us are equal, but definitely not the same.
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I find George Bush and Dick Cheney frightening, Donald Rumsfeld and John Ashcroft frightening.
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You don’t ask a man, ‘Do you want to be in control [of your job]?’ You assume he wants control. Why would a woman be any different?
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The result [Republicans winning the Senate] would be devastating for reproductive choice, the environment, civil liberties, Social Security and health care, as well as corporate accountability.
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When I was working a lot, I felt guilty as a parent. I couldn’t pick up my son every day from school, bake him cookies and that kind of thing.
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On a very basic level, many people think celebrities have too much already, so we shouldn’t be entitled to our political opinions.
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Believe in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique.
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I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don’t think I’d have made it any other way.
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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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I don’t care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.
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Around people I don’t know, I’m totally at a loss.
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No one should have to conform to some mythical concept of the ideal family.
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Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you’ve felt, that you have observed.
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