“A human being is only interesting if he's in contact with himself.” IfsHumansHumanityHuman BeingsInterestingContactTrust Yourself Author:Barbra Streisand
“A man is commanding - a woman is demanding. A man is forceful - a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising - a woman is a ball-breaker. A man is a perfectionist - a woman's a pain in the ass. He's assertive - she's aggressive. He strategizes - she manipulates. He shows leadership - she's controlling. He's committed - she's obsessed. He's persevering - she's relentless. He sticks to his guns - she's stubborn. If 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 and impossible.” IfsMenWantShowsPainDifficultImpossibleHe ManGunBallsSticksCommittedAssObsessedSexismAggressiveStubbornManipulateRelentlessPerfectionistWomen WantAssertiveUncompromisingPushy Author:Barbra Streisand
“If 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.” IfsMenWantDoeDifficultImpossibleProduceVainSexismEgotisticalWomen Want Author:Barbra Streisand
“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.” IfsWantCareNamesAudienceProductsDon't CareI Don't Care Author:Barbra Streisand
“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.” IfsThinkingPlayLinesAudienceComedyHonestySeriousDramaSupposed To BeDistinctionTruthful Author:Barbra Streisand
“I can't cook, at all. I would not know how to make coffee. I took cooking classes, so I know how to make chocolate soufflé, but ask me if I want to make soufflé. I let somebody else make the chocolate soufflé, and I eat it. I found that, when I took cooking classes and tried to cook, I didn't want to eat it. The joy was gone. I was always filthy with the stuff, and then had to clean it up. I don't like that.” IfsKnowsWantI CanJoyAsksFoundStuffClassKnow HowGoneCookingCleanCoffeeCooksAsk MeChocolateFilthyCooking Classes Author:Barbra Streisand
“I can't stand to see red in my profit-or-loss column. I'm Taurus the bull, so I react to red. If I see it, I sell my stocks quickly.” IfsI CanLossRedSellsProfitBullsColumnsTaurus Author:Barbra Streisand
“Being a celebrity is a no-win situation. If you get along with your co-star you're having an affair, if you don't you're having a feud.” IfsWinningStarsSituationAffairFeuds Author:Barbra Streisand
“I've considered having my nose fixed. But I didn't trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror.” IfsEnoughTrustMirrorsNosesFixedIf I Could Author:Barbra Streisand
“If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music - unless it's Billie Holiday.” IfsRecordsHolidayListening To Music Author:Barbra Streisand
“My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn't that enough?” IfsEnoughTalentNosesHeritage Author:Barbra Streisand
“I tell you what I envy about people in love - I'd love it if someone knew me I mean really knew me. What I like what I'm afraid of what kind of toothpaste I use." - Rose Morgan” PeopleIfsKindMeanUseRoseEnvyToothpaste Author:Barbra Streisand
“Just imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. My idea of a perfect world is one in which we really appreciated each other's differences: Short, tall; Democrat, Republican; black, white; gay, straight-a world in which all of us are equal, but definitely not the same.” IfsWorldIdeasWould BeBlackDifferencesJusticeWhitePerfectImagineRepublicanGayEqualDiversitySocial JusticeDemocratBoringToleranceTallBrotherhoodAppreciatedUnity In DiversityA Perfect WorldBlack WhiteBoring Life Author:Barbra Streisand
“A human being is only interesting if he's in contact with himself. I learned you have to trust yourself, be what you are, and do what you ought to do the way you should do it. You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.” IfsWayShouldHumansHuman BeingsInterestingAwarenessTrustOughtContactOver YouExpress YourselfTrust YourselfTrust Others Author:Barbra Streisand
“The idea of a liberal media bias is simply a myth. If only it were true, we might have a more humane, open-minded, and ultimately effective public debate on the issues facing the country.” IfsIdeasCountryMightIssuesMediaMythDebateBiasHumaneOpen MindedMedia BiasLiberal Media Author:Barbra Streisand
