Oh God, don’t envy me, I have my own pains.
BARBRA STREISANDIt’s very often the artist who gives a voice to the voiceless by speaking up when no one else will.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are only permitted to be obsessed about men?
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I have one son. Of everything I’ve done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.
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I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it’s a lot of work. It’s work to be a star. I don’t enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.
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He (son Jason) doesn’t see me as a (gay) icon, he sees me as his mother who touches his hair too much. No, I love being an icon to anybody. Equal rights, you know?
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I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
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I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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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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What does it mean when people applaud? Should I give ’em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of applause – that I can respond to.
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Part of our society kills what it loves, despises what it’s created. It really hates success.
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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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Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you’ve felt, that you have observed.
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Love comes from the most unexpected places.
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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
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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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Why does a woman work ten years to change a man’s habits and then complain that he’s not the man she married?
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