When I sing, people shut up.
BARBRA STREISANDI 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.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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It is every woman’s dream to be some man’s dream woman.
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I am a nice person. I care about my driver having lunch, you know.
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I need instant gratification.
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Issues of foreign policy have a place in every election for President.
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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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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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Art is the signature of a generation; artists have a way of defining the times.
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Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?
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We cannot let the right wing roll back more than thirty years of social progress.
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Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
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The audience is the barometer of the truth.
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They’re called ‘angels’ because they’re in heaven until the reviews come out.
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It takes me about 10 years to appreciate what it is I’ve done.
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You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
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It’s like an American tradition. A person gets successful and then he’s supposed to change for the worse. It’s silly.
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To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people’s views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it’s also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do – bad or good.
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My mother never really thought I could become anything.
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Love comes from the most unexpected places.
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I don’t feel like a legend. I feel like a work in progress.
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I never sing in the shower either.
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I started going to acting school when I was 14, and I would always have my own take on things.
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Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work… a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.
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The artist as citizen is here to stay.
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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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I’m a terrible lip-syncer anyway because I have to be in the moment, and I can’t lip-sync to something I recorded three months before.
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