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I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.

Barbra Streisand

When I was maybe 5 or 6 years old, the neighborhood girls would sit on the stoop and sing. I was known as the kid who had a good voice and no father.
BARBRA STREISAND

Father Girl Good Kid Neighbourhood Stood
I don’t know why it is that we need to denigrate, to knock down. It’s so sick.
BARBRA STREISAND

Culture Needs Sick
I think of myself as a girl from Brooklyn.
BARBRA STREISAND

Brooklyn Girl Thinking
My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn’t that enough?
BARBRA STREISAND

Heritage Noses Talent
They’re called ‘angels’ because they’re in heaven until the reviews come out.
BARBRA STREISAND

Angel Heaven Review
Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
BARBRA STREISAND

Congratulations Ice Cream Success
I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
BARBRA STREISAND

Given Self Self Esteem
Everybody’s frightened a bit. But how many of us just go through the fear and do it anyway?
BARBRA STREISAND

Courage Fear Frightened
I was a personality before I became a person.
BARBRA STREISAND

Personality Persons Unattractive
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.
BARBRA STREISAND

Air Men People
You don’t ask a man, ‘Do you want to be in control [of your job]?’ You assume he wants control. Why would a woman be any different?
BARBRA STREISAND

Different Jobs Men
I only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
BARBRA STREISAND

Actresses Began Hope Jobs
I still like my antique clothes.
BARBRA STREISAND

Antiques Clothes Stills
When I was working a lot, I felt guilty as a parent. I couldn’t pick up my son every day from school, bake him cookies and that kind of thing.
BARBRA STREISAND

Parent School Son
It’s like an American tradition. A person gets successful and then he’s supposed to change for the worse. It’s silly.
BARBRA STREISAND

Silly Successful Tradition
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.
BARBRA STREISAND

Home Important Worry

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