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And remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.

Barbra Streisand

You have to live life in the moment and get the most out of it.
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Life Live Moments
. . . it is true, even people with painful childhoods. . . grow up to be more interesting people. So, there’s always a positive to a negative.
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Growing Interesting People Up
Part of our society kills what it loves, despises what it’s created. It really hates success.
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Despise Hate Our Society
I go by instinct – I don’t worry about experience.
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Experience Instinct Natural Worry
I just don’t want to be hampered by my own limitations.
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Limit My Own Want
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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Fun Lines Orchestra
I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
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Elastic Simple Thing Waist
Stay true to yourself. People respond to authenticity.
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Authenticity People Stay True Yourself
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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Done Feelings Grown Son
Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth.
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Art Challenges Thinking
Issues of foreign policy have a place in every election for President.
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Election Issues President
It’s very often the artist who gives a voice to the voiceless by speaking up when no one else will.
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Artist Speaking Up Voice
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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Gay Mother Son
My mother never really thought I could become anything.
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Anything Become Mother
I don’t care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.
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Care Name Spells
I can take any truth; just don’t lie to me.
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Lying Take Truth
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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History Hollywood Name
Just imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. My idea of a perfect world is one in which we really appreciated each other’s differences: Short, tall; Democrat, Republican; black, white; gay, straight-a world in which all of us are equal, but definitely not the same.
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Gay Ideas White
As a young woman, I wanted nothing more than to see my name in lights.
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Light Name Young
Moviemakers can be late to a subject, or afraid, but often they are brave and ahead of their time.
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Brave Late Subjects
Most awards, you know, they don’t give you unless you go and get them – did you know that? Terribly discouraging.
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Awards Discouraging Giving
Being a celebrity is a no-win situation. If you get along with your co-star you’re having an affair, if you don’t you’re having a feud.
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Feuds Stars Winning
I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don’t think I’d have made it any other way.
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Singing Thinking Way
Eighteenth century American furniture and the design of the architects Greene and Greene are my special love.
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Design Furniture Special
I never liked stardom. It’s weird to me. I only like the creative process. I only like the work.
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Creative Process Stardom Weird Work
There’s a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary.
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Children Love Matter Mature
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.
BARBRA STREISAND

Baffled Issues Moving

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