A large part of me is pure nebbish – plain, dull, uninteresting. There’s a more flamboyant part, too. Obviously.
BARBRA STREISANDI just don’t like the idea of her singing my songs. Who the hell does she thinks she is? The world doesn’t need another Streisand! (on Diana Ross)
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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Oh God, don’t envy me, I have my own pains.
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I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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I’m not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn’t talked about at all.
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The idea of a liberal media bias is simply a myth. If only it were true, we might have a more humane, open-minded, and ultimately effective public debate on the issues facing the country.
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I still like my antique clothes.
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I don’t read music. Not even essentially. Not even nonessentially.
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Thank God there were a couple of people in my life who said, “Go on, go on – you can do it!
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Art transcends politics this weekend.
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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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A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. But a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion.
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I find George Bush and Dick Cheney frightening, Donald Rumsfeld and John Ashcroft frightening.
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Believe in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique.
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Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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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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As a young woman, I wanted nothing more than to see my name in lights.
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