Barbra Streisand Quotes

A collection of quotes by Barbra Streisand.

Born on April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, Barbra Streisand is a world-renowned singer, actress, and filmmaker. With a career spanning over six decades, she has become one of the most successful and influential entertainers in history. Streisand's incredible vocal range and unique voice have captured audiences and earned her numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, ten Grammy Awards, and numerous other honors.

Streisand's rise to fame began in the 1960s when she scored her first major success with the Broadway musical "Funny Girl," where she played the iconic role of Fanny Brice. Her extraordinary talent and charisma soon launched her into a successful recording career, and she produced numerous chart-topping hits, such as "People" and "The Way We Were." Streisand's remarkable ability to convey emotion through her music has made her an enduring favorite among fans worldwide.

Apart from her music career, Streisand has also achieved significant success in the film industry. She has starred in numerous critically acclaimed movies, including "Yentl," which she also directed and produced, earning her an Academy Award for Best Director, making her the first woman to win in that category. Throughout her career, Streisand has continually pushed boundaries and broken glass ceilings, serving as an inspiration to many aspiring artists.

While Streisand's talent and accomplishments have solidified her status as a legend, she has also used her platform for philanthropic endeavors. Her charitable work spans various causes, including women's heart health research, civil rights, and education.

With a legacy that continues to inspire generations, Barbra Streisand remains an iconic figure in the entertainment industry, celebrated for her exceptional musicality, commanding performances, and impassioned commitment to making a difference.

What is exciting is not for one person to be stronger than t

What is exciting is not for one person to be stronger than the other... but for two people to have met their match and yet they are equally as stubborn, as obstinate, as passionate, as crazy as the other.

Barbra Streisand


Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only

Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.

Barbra Streisand


I've considered having my nose fixed. But I didn't trust any

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

Barbra Streisand

Trust

We have a president who stole the presidency through family

We have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of voter fraud by disenfranchising thousands of blacks, elderly Jews and other minorities.

Barbra Streisand

Family

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

A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. A man who invested wisely would be admired, but a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion.

Barbra Streisand

Women

Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the othe

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

Barbra Streisand

Famous

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

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

Barbra Streisand

Women

The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be l

The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings them closer. A moment that lags - they're gonna cough.

Barbra Streisand

Truth

I go by instinct - I don't worry about experience.

I go by instinct - I don't worry about experience.

Barbra Streisand

Experience

I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult an

I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good.

Barbra Streisand

Art

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

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

Barbra Streisand

Truth

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

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

Barbra Streisand

Trust

Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their wor

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

Barbra Streisand

Women

To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to al

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.

Barbra Streisand

Good

A human being is only interesting if he's in contact with hi

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.

Barbra Streisand

Discovery

My biggest nightmare is I'm driving home and get sick and go

My biggest nightmare is I'm driving home and get sick and go to hospital. I say: 'Please help me.' And the people say: 'Hey, you look like...' And I'm dying while they're wondering whether I'm Barbra Streisand.

Barbra Streisand

Home

Just like my father, I've always loved education. In school

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

Barbra Streisand

Education

I must have got my detailed, obsessive streak from my father

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.

Barbra Streisand

Teacher

I am also very proud to be a liberal. Why is that so terribl

I am also very proud to be a liberal. Why is that so terrible these days? The liberals were liberators -- they fought slavery, fought for women to have the right to vote, fought against Hitler, Stalin, fought to end segregation, fought to end apartheid. Liberals put an end to child labor and they gave us the five day work week! What's to be ashamed of?

Barbra Streisand

Liberalism

Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only

Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each one.

Barbra Streisand

Success & Failure