When I sing, people shut up.
BARBRA STREISANDIf a man wants to get it right, he’s looked up to and respected. If a woman wants to get it right, she’s difficult or impossible. If he acts, produces and directs, he’s called multitalented. If she does the same thing, she’s called vain and egotistical.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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No one should have to conform to some mythical concept of the ideal family.
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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’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.
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I’ll see a celadon green room in an 18th century New Hampshire house and just fall in love. Colors stay in my head.
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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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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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I just don’t want to be hampered by my own limitations.
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A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. But a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion.
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I don’t like talking about myself and I don’t like talking about the work.
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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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I never liked stardom. It’s weird to me. I only like the creative process. I only like the work.
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It’s very often the artist who gives a voice to the voiceless by speaking up when no one else will.
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Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?
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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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Stay true to yourself. People respond to authenticity.
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