Quotes from Barbra Streisand

You don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

what with the follies and an indecent proposal it's been quite a night

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

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

My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn't that enough?

I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.

There's a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary.

I also have intense relationships with furniture... probably because we practically had none when I was growing up.

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.

I don't enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don't enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt.

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

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

There is nothing more important in life than love.

Love comes from the most unexpected places.

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

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

Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth.

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

Everyone has a right to love and be loved, and nobody on this earth has the right to tell anyone that their love for another human being is morally wrong.

I'll see a celadon green room in an 18th century New Hampshire house and just fall in love. Colors stay in my head.

I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.

When I sing, people shut up.

I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.

I need instant gratification.