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

Barbra Streisand

How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.
BARBRA STREISAND

Law Racism Time
The moral immune system of this country has been weakened and attacked, and the AIDS virus is the perfect metaphor for it. The malignant neglect of the last twelve years has led to breakdown of our country’s immune system, environmentally, culturally, politically, spiritually and physically.
BARBRA STREISAND

Country Perfect Years
In the music business, we all do different things, but we sit there and admire other people who can write a song differently or sing differently. It’s not so competitive.
BARBRA STREISAND

People Song Writing
No one should have to conform to some mythical concept of the ideal family.
BARBRA STREISAND

Concept Conform Family Ideal Mythical
If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music – unless it’s Billie Holiday.
BARBRA STREISAND

Holiday Listen Music Records
Moviemakers can be late to a subject, or afraid, but often they are brave and ahead of their time.
BARBRA STREISAND

Brave Late Subjects
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
Art finds a way to be constructive. It becomes heat in cold places; it becomes light in dark places.
BARBRA STREISAND

Art Cold Dark Heat Light Place
I’m tired of malicious articles slandering me.
BARBRA STREISAND

Articles Malicious Slander Tired
Art transcends politics this weekend.
BARBRA STREISAND

Art Politics Transcend Weekend
I never liked stardom. It’s weird to me. I only like the creative process. I only like the work.
BARBRA STREISAND

Creative Process Stardom Weird Work
Life’s too short. Start with Dessert!
BARBRA STREISAND

Dessert Life Short Start
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.
BARBRA STREISAND

Balance Doubt Two
You know, I can’t remember my good reviews. I remember negative ones. They stay in my mind.
BARBRA STREISAND

Mind Negative Remember
I’m a work in progress.
BARBRA STREISAND

Done Process Progress Work
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

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

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