My friend Quincy Jones says we won our first Grammys together in 1963. I have no recollection. I don’t even remember the room. When he showed me the picture, I remembered what I wore. But it’s like awards don’t mean anything.
BARBRA STREISANDI remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I’m not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn’t talked about at all.
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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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You have to live life in the moment and get the most out of it.
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Doubt 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.
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Oh God, don’t envy me, I have my own pains.
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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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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
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I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
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My mother never really thought I could become anything.
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You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
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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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I always wear the same thing at home. I can’t be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about.
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A large part of me is pure nebbish – plain, dull, uninteresting. There’s a more flamboyant part, too. Obviously.
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. . . 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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