Barbra Streisand

“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.”

“Just like my father, I've always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.”

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

“You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.”

“They're called 'angels' because they're in heaven until the reviews come out.”

“I can take any truth; just don't lie to me.”

“Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work... a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.”

“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. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good.”

“I'm a work in progress.”

“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.”

“Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man's world.”

“I've considered having my nose fixed. But I didn't trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror.”

“Marlon Brando. The finest actor who ever lived. He was my idol when I was 13. He's done enough work to last two lifetimes. Everything I do, I think: Can Brando play this with me?”

“Eighteenth century American furniture and the design of the architects Greene and Greene are my special love.”

“Performing, for me, has always been a very inner process.”

“I knew that with a mouth like mine, I just hadda be a star or something.”

“Most awards, you know, they don't give you unless you go and get them - did you know that? Terribly discouraging.”

“Oh God, don't envy me, I have my own pains.”

“I do have friends that are Republicans, and we have very spirited conversations on a whole range of issues. I am often baffled by why they are Republicans, but I enjoy the dialogue and can move beyond politics to find common ground in my personal relationships.”

“I find George Bush and Dick Cheney frightening, Donald Rumsfeld and John Ashcroft frightening.”