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

Quote by Barbra Streisand

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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'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...

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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 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...

Bitches. It's a very male-chauvinist word. I resent it deeply. A person who's a bitch...

Bitches. It's a very male-chauvinist word. I resent it deeply. A person who's a bitch...

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,...

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,...

I don't like the word 'superstar'. It has ridiculous implications. These words - star, stupor,...

I don't like the word 'superstar'. It has ridiculous implications. These words - star, stupor,...

Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.

Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.

Let the credulous and the vulgar continue to believe that all mental woes can be...

Let the credulous and the vulgar continue to believe that all mental woes can be...

'Beauty' is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined...

'Beauty' is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined...