I have one son. Of everything I’ve done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.
BARBRA STREISANDThe audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings them closer. A moment that lags – they’re gonna cough.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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On a very basic level, many people think celebrities have too much already, so we shouldn’t be entitled to our political opinions.
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Stay true to yourself. People respond to authenticity.
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Oh God, don’t envy me, I have my own pains.
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I hear these melodies. I hear horn lines and string lines. That’s what’s fun about recording with an orchestra.
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I am a nice person. I care about my driver having lunch, you know.
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My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn’t that enough?
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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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. . . it is true, even people with painful childhoods. . . grow up to be more interesting people. So, there’s always a positive to a negative.
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If 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.
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I’m interested in the truth, and unauthorized biographies are not. Yes, I would like to correct those errors someday.
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Believe in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique.
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Around people I don’t know, I’m totally at a loss.
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My mother never really thought I could become anything.
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It’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.
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Art transcends politics this weekend.
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It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That’s not what I’m about.
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Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.
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It takes me about 10 years to appreciate what it is I’ve done.
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Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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How could such a destructive man [referring to Bush] be so popular with the American people?… Not only is he poisoning our air and water – he’s poisoning our political system as well.
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You have to live life in the moment and get the most out of it.
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Love comes from the most unexpected places.
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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 was a personality before I became a person – I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven.
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If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music – unless it’s Billie Holiday.
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Sometimes you resent the people you love and need the most. Love is so fascinating in all its forms, and I think everyone who has ever been a mother will relate to this.
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