Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man’s world.
BARBRA STREISANDI go by instinct – I don’t worry about experience.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.
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I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: ‘I have your review in front of me and soon it will be behind me.’
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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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As a young woman, I wanted nothing more than to see my name in lights.
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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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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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I knew that with a mouth like mine, I just hadda be a star or something.
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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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I need instant gratification.
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I still like my antique clothes.
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I’ve considered having my nose fixed. But I didn’t trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror.
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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself. I learned you have to trust yourself, be what you are, and do what you ought to do the way you should do it. You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
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Love comes from the most unexpected places.
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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?
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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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