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.
BARBRA STREISANDA man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. But a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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Eighteenth century American furniture and the design of the architects Greene and Greene are my special love.
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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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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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Art transcends politics this weekend.
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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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Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are only permitted to be obsessed about men?
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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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I don’t like talking about myself and I don’t like talking about the work.
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Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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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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Everyone has a right to love and be loved, and nobody on this earth has the right to tell anyone that their love for another human being is morally wrong.
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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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It takes me about 10 years to appreciate what it is I’ve done.
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My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
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I don’t feel like a legend. I feel like a work in progress.
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