I was a personality before I became a person.
BARBRA STREISANDI’ve always liked working really hard and then doing nothing in particular. So, consequently, I didn’t overexpose myself; I guess I maintained a kind of mystery. I wasn’t ambitious.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
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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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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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You have to live life in the moment and get the most out of it.
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The dream – you never achieve it. The excitement of life lies in the hope, in the striving for something rather than the attainment.
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I’m a terrible lip-syncer anyway because I have to be in the moment, and I can’t lip-sync to something I recorded three months before.
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Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth.
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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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You know, I can’t remember my good reviews. I remember negative ones. They stay in my mind.
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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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Just like my father, I’ve always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.
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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.
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Sometimes, when you work with mediocre talents, they feel entitled. They act like stars. Genuinely talented people don’t.
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I 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.
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There is nothing more important in life than love.
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