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I 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)

Barbra Streisand

Everybody’s frightened a bit. But how many of us just go through the fear and do it anyway?
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Courage Fear Frightened
Life’s too short. Start with Dessert!
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Dessert Life Short Start
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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Brooklyn Echoes Great Sound
You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
BARBRA STREISAND

Self Esteem Songwriting Trust
No one should have to conform to some mythical concept of the ideal family.
BARBRA STREISAND

Concept Conform Family Ideal Mythical
It’s very often the artist who gives a voice to the voiceless by speaking up when no one else will.
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Artist Speaking Up Voice
I’m tired of malicious articles slandering me.
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Articles Malicious Slander Tired
I can’t stand to see red in my profit-or-loss column. I’m Taurus the bull, so I react to red. If I see it, I sell my stocks quickly.
BARBRA STREISAND

Bulls Loss Red
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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Psychology Use Wonderful
When I was maybe 5 or 6 years old, the neighborhood girls would sit on the stoop and sing. I was known as the kid who had a good voice and no father.
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Father Girl Good Kid Neighbourhood Stood
Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?
BARBRA STREISAND

Doing Right Fame
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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Silly Successful Tradition
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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Home Important Worry
I am a nice person. I care about my driver having lunch, you know.
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Care Lunch Nice
Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work… a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.
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Badass Passion Women Work
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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Ambition More Privacy Talk Wish

I 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)

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