A large part of me is pure nebbish – plain, dull, uninteresting. There’s a more flamboyant part, too. Obviously.
BARBRA STREISANDBeing a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man’s world.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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Art is the signature of a generation; artists have a way of defining the times.
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I don’t read music. Not even essentially. Not even nonessentially.
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Just like my father, I’ve always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.
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I don’t enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don’t enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt.
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Sometimes you resent the people you love and need the most. Love is so fascinating in all its forms, and I think everyone who has ever been a mother will relate to this.
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I don’t care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.
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Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you’ve felt, that you have observed.
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I can take any truth; just don’t lie to me.
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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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Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man’s world.
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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 don’t like talking about myself and I don’t like talking about the work.
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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.
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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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