I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
BARBRA STREISANDI don’t enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don’t enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I’ve been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good.
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I do have friends that are Republicans, and we have very spirited conversations on a whole range of issues. I am often baffled by why they are Republicans, but I enjoy the dialogue and can move beyond politics to find common ground in my personal relationships.
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I don’t read music. Not even essentially. Not even nonessentially.
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I don’t know why it is that we need to denigrate, to knock down. It’s so sick.
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I am a nice person. I care about my driver having lunch, you know.
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I don’t like the word ‘superstar’. It has ridiculous implications. These words – star, stupor, superstar, stupid star – they’re misleading. It’s a myth.
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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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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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Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
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I never sing in the shower either.
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How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.
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I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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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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I don’t care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.
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Love comes from the most unexpected places.
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