I’m a work in progress.
BARBRA STREISANDThank God there were a couple of people in my life who said, “Go on, go on – you can do it!
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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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Art transcends politics this weekend.
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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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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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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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The artist as citizen is here to stay.
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I was kind of a wild child. I wasn’t taught the niceties of life.
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I prefer things that are private, so I love recording and I love making films, as a filmmaker, because it uses every bit of what you have experienced or know, whether it’s graphics composition, decorating, psychology, storytelling, or whatever it is. It’s a wonderful thing.
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It’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.
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Thank God there were a couple of people in my life who said, “Go on, go on – you can do it!
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Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man’s world.
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Art finds a way to be constructive. It becomes heat in cold places; it becomes light in dark places.
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My friend Quincy Jones says we won our first Grammys together in 1963. I have no recollection. I don’t even remember the room. When he showed me the picture, I remembered what I wore. But it’s like awards don’t mean anything.
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The 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.
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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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