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?
BARBRA STREISANDYou 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?
BARBRA STREISANDArt does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth.
BARBRA STREISANDI just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.
BARBRA STREISANDIt always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That’s not what I’m about.
BARBRA STREISANDWhy don’t you have a cup of coffee at least? I, um, I’m a little low in sugar and I don’t have any cream, but it’s real coffee.
BARBRA STREISANDI was a personality before I became a person – I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven.
BARBRA STREISANDIn the music business, we all do different things, but we sit there and admire other people who can write a song differently or sing differently. It’s not so competitive.
BARBRA STREISANDIt’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.
BARBRA STREISANDMy mother never really thought I could become anything.
BARBRA STREISANDThe moral immune system of this country has been weakened and attacked, and the AIDS virus is the perfect metaphor for it. The malignant neglect of the last twelve years has led to breakdown of our country’s immune system, environmentally, culturally, politically, spiritually and physically.
BARBRA STREISANDI have one son. Of everything I’ve done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.
BARBRA STREISANDI was kind of a wild child. I wasn’t taught the niceties of life.
BARBRA STREISANDIf a man wants to get it right, he’s looked up to and respected. If a woman wants to get it right, she’s difficult or impossible. If he acts, produces and directs, he’s called multitalented. If she does the same thing, she’s called vain and egotistical.
BARBRA STREISANDI like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
BARBRA STREISANDThey’re called ‘angels’ because they’re in heaven until the reviews come out.
BARBRA STREISANDI worked in a Chinese restaurant.
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