Barbra Streisand Quotes
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.
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I wrote seven Myron Bolitar novels in a row, and I never want to write a Myron book where he just solves a crime. Every one of them I want to be personal, and I want him to grow and change. The problem with that is, it makes the series limited, you can't write a series where a guy is always going through some kind of crisis.
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Movies are usually difficult, often insane, constantly challenging and always strangely amusing to make.
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Every year is pressure. You need to put in on yourself to go out and perform.
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An MC is somebody who can control the crowd. An MC is a master of ceremonies so not only can you say your rap, you can rock the party.
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As long as I am nothing but a ghost of the civil dead, I can do nothing.
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If North American musicians would only know how uncomfortable life is for European musicians.
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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The worst thing for an effective war on terror is the suspicion of states about the objectives.
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When I look back over my career, there was so much stress. And it was because of the business. It was always because of the business.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity.
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The reality is that it's harder to recruit pediatric subspecialists if you're not recruiting them for a children's hospital.
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I was just making music in my bedroom. I never wanted to be onstage.
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I used to wear sleeveless T-shirts all the time on court, but now I've got a brand new look - I've moved on to polo shirts. Sleeveless T-shirts give you real freedom of movement and they keep you cooler in matches, but I just thought it was time for a change.
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Now, I am completely independent - I earn my living by speaking and writing.
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I guess I'm a bit of a tomboy and can be quite resourceful.
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Winter testing is essential but there comes a point where you have had enough of all the rehearsals and the pretend racing. You just want to get down to the real action.
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People like to call themselves fans of fighting and fans of the sport, but if you're a fan of fighting, how can you not like watching Demetrious Johnson? He's the best at it. He's the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. Why wouldn't you enjoy watching that guy perform? He does a phenomenal job every time he's in there.
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The older I get, the less I know. By that I mean the less I am sure of. I view people with strong opinions on the big stuff with distrust. I don't think we should have certain certainties on faith and politics; I think we should be open-minded.
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I'm extremely proud of my family's record of public service to Massachusetts and the nation.
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All the great chefs I know - Thomas Keller, Jean-Georges Vongerichten - they are technicians first.
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All good actors are actresses. The more like a woman they are, the better they act, because a man's salvation is his femininity. Women have stronger sensibilities than men, which allows them to go a bit deeper when they are on and off the stage.
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Some of the kids in school used to call my father a fake or a phony. That kind of thing brought on a few fights.
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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.
