The artist as citizen is here to stay.
BARBRA STREISANDWhy is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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 was a personality before I became a person.
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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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When I was maybe 5 or 6 years old, the neighborhood girls would sit on the stoop and sing. I was known as the kid who had a good voice and no father.
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I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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It is every woman’s dream to be some man’s dream woman.
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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 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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When they tried me out as a host on TV, I found that I just couldn’t be that gregarious person. I was stranger than that.
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Love comes from the most unexpected places.
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I also have intense relationships with furniture… probably because we practically had none when I was growing up.
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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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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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Life’s too short. Start with Dessert!
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Believe in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique.
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