Love comes from the most unexpected places.
BARBRA STREISANDHe (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?
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I was kind of a wild child. I wasn’t taught the niceties of life.
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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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The result [Republicans winning the Senate] would be devastating for reproductive choice, the environment, civil liberties, Social Security and health care, as well as corporate accountability.
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I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.
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Stay true to yourself. People respond to authenticity.
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We elected a President, not a Pope.
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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.
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I want the best product for my audience, and if I don’t care 100%, who will? It’s my name, my likeness that goes out there.
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I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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I don’t think I’m tough in a so called tough way. I’m tough on myself.
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I only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
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It’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.
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My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
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When they tried me out as a host on TV, I found that I just couldn’t be that gregarious person. I was stranger than that.
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What reaches an audience is honesty. If you’re saying something truthful that’s supposed to be a funny line, it’s going to be funny. And if it’s supposed to be a serious line, it’s going to be serious. But, I don’t think there’s a distinction between how you play drama or comedy, if it’s based in the truth.
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