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I started going to acting school when I was 14, and I would always have my own take on things. (Barbra Streisand)
As a young woman, I wanted nothing more than to see my name in lights. View quote
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The audience is the barometer of the truth. View quote
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I hear these melodies. I hear horn lines and string lines. That's what's fun about recording with an orchestra. View quote
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I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress. View quote
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How could such a destructive man George W. 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. View quote
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I got sent to a health camp when I was about 6 years old, and we all had to wear the same starchy blue uniform. The lady who took care of me after school knit me a burgundy sweater. It was the only thing that gave me any individuality. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway. View quote
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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. (Barbra Streisand)
I must have got my detailed, obsessive streak from my father, who was an English teacher, because my mother wasn't like me at all. View quote
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I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air. View quote
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I think of myself as a girl from Brooklyn. View quote
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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. View quote
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I can take any truth; just don't lie to me. View quote
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My friend Quincy Jones says we won our first Grammys together in 1963. I have no recollection. I don't even remember the room. When he showed me the picture, I remembered what I wore. But it's like awards don't mean anything. View quote
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I'm a work in progress. View quote
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I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it's a lot of work. It's work to be a star. I don't enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process. View quote
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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. View quote
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I have one son. Of everything I've done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you. (Barbra Streisand)
There's a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary. View quote
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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things too, like decorate or build. View quote
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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. View quote
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Oh God, don't envy me, I have my own pains. View quote
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