I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.

Quote by Barbra Streisand

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Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.

Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.

It's like an American tradition. A person gets successful and then he's supposed to change...

It's like an American tradition. A person gets successful and then he's supposed to change...

Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are...

Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are...

How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard...

How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard...

Why does a woman work ten years to change a man's habits and then complain...

Why does a woman work ten years to change a man's habits and then complain...

I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession,...

I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession,...

Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work ... a woman is...

Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work ... a woman is...

I was a personality before I became a person. I am simple, complex, generous, selfish,...

I was a personality before I became a person. I am simple, complex, generous, selfish,...

Around people I don't know, I'm totally at a loss.

Around people I don't know, I'm totally at a loss.

It is every woman's dream to be some man's dream woman.

It is every woman's dream to be some man's dream woman.

Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are...

Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are...

I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really...

I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really...

I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have...

I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have...

Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing...

Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing...

A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership...

A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership...

I just don't like the idea of her singing my songs. Who the hell does...

I just don't like the idea of her singing my songs. Who the hell does...

To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open...

To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open...

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes,...

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes,...

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

I own and operate a ferocious ego.

I own and operate a ferocious ego.