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.
BARBRA STREISANDDoubt 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.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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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Art is the signature of a generation; artists have a way of defining the times.
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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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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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I also have intense relationships with furniture… probably because we practically had none when I was growing up.
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The artist as citizen is here to stay.
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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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When I was a teenager in New York, I was buying antique clothes. I still am.
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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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We have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of voter fraud by disenfranchising thousands of blacks, elderly Jews and other minorities.
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I need instant gratification.
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And remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.
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I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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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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Stay true to yourself. People respond to authenticity.
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