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.
BARBRA STREISANDIt’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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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I can take any truth; just don’t lie to me.
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I just don’t want to be hampered by my own limitations.
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On a very basic level, many people think celebrities have too much already, so we shouldn’t be entitled to our political opinions.
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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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I don’t read music. Not even essentially. Not even nonessentially.
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I’m tired of malicious articles slandering me.
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I don’t like talking about myself and I don’t like talking about the work.
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Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
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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 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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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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I was a personality before I became a person.
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I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
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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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