“Art does not exist only to entertain -- but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for the truth.”
Barbra Streisand“Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.”
Barbra Streisand“What does it mean when people applaud? Should I give 'em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of applause - that I can respond to.”
Barbra Streisand“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“I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.”
Barbra Streisand“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“Eighteenth century American furniture and the design of the architects Greene and Greene are my special love.”
Barbra Streisand“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“Why does a woman work ten years to change a man's habits and then complain that he's not the man she married?”
Barbra Streisand