Barbra Streisand Quotes
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The options are war versus peace, and I am delighted that, so far, it appears that peaceful negotiation has won the day.
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Jewish existence in the Land of Israel depends only on the Jews, and on what the Jews think of themselves.
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Literatures, like trees and plants, are born of a land and in it flourish and die. But literatures, also like plants, may be carried abroad to take root in a foreign soil.
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Nothing happens, and nothing happens, and then everything happens.
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I just butcher a book. Everything I underline I assume is important to me.
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Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had a bad press. It is negative. It merely means putting up with people, being able to stand things.
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I've got a bunch of books... I rely on funny books and movies to cheer me up. Oh, but I must say, I do have the world's most perfect husband, so a cuddle from him always cheers me up. He's a good guy.
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Natural gas is better distributed than any other fuel in the United States. It's down every street and up every alley. There's a pipeline.
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Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that's not from a corporation trying to make money.
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The culinary tradition in my family is very strong. My mother, a very wise woman, spent the better part of her life in a kitchen. It's a very strong part of her identity. I grew up there next to the fire.
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I developed a passion for the Middle Ages the same way some people develop a passion for coconuts.
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Sometimes the poor are praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less.
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If you realize too acutely how valuable time is, you are too paralyzed to do anything.
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A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick.
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I am an Air Force brat who grew up at various Air Force bases. I changed six schools in about five years and got stability for the first time when I was sent to a boarding school, Rishi Valley. I lived outside of a cantonment-style living and was among an eclectic mix of kids and got exposed to books and other things.
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A day with my kids is the best day.
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You may dislike what somebody else has said; that is perfectly valid. You may not agree with what somebody else has said. But saying something cannot possibly amount to sedition.
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Human beings are very complex creatures. This desire, this greed, this love is very complex.
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I worked at CNN for almost 26 years. I worked in Mutual Radio for 20 years. I've been in the business 57 years. I have never seen a bias off the air or on.
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And not only that, I also have the MacBook Air which is really cool. Even my wife is jealous of my MacBook Air.
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It's like an athlete. He has a string of hot years, and then he fades into nothingness. The actor doesn't necessarily fade into nothingness. After his hot years, he fades into a different category.
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Mr. President, I find it encouraging that you are proposing an initiative for reducing air pollution. Accepting the urgency, it seems clear to me also that climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to a future generation.
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We need not invite the Devil to our table; he is too ready to come without being asked. The air all about us is filled with demons.
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I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
