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 STREISANDI also have intense relationships with furniture… probably because we practically had none when I was growing up.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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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The artist as citizen is here to stay.
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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 don’t care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.
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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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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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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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The dream – you never achieve it. The excitement of life lies in the hope, in the striving for something rather than the attainment.
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I knew that with a mouth like mine, I just hadda be a star or something.
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One thing’s for sure: now when I look at Funny Girl, I think I was gorgeous. I was too beautiful to play Fanny Brice.
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Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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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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I never sing in the shower either.
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The result [Republicans winning the Senate] would be devastating for reproductive choice, the environment, civil liberties, Social Security and health care, as well as corporate accountability.
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I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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