Barbra Streisand Quotes
I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.
Quotes to Explore
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Everyone has their own special set of problems - in their own minds.
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You know Texas is - even more now that Enron has bit the dust - it's held up on the back of small businesses.
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I grew up on films.
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Today, I guess I give a lot more thought to the roles before I sign them.
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What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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You don't want to meet anybody in Cannes. It's the worst place, I think, to meet somebody - one of the worst places.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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I'd like to be Queen Elizabeth.
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The first thing I look at is, 'Is the entrepreneur going after really big problems, to the extent that it feels scary when they talk about it?' You wonder if the idea is possible. I have seen that a lot of times, people go after small problems, and that's a sign that they are not confident.
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No one ever tells a story to help you figure out where to go when a door closes on you.
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Everyone learns from their experiences.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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Reddit is where anyone can come and tell their real story.
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One of the enduring problems with certain societies in the world - and this is certainly true of a lot of places in the Middle East - is that the capacity for self-governance and self-organizing just isn't there. It has to do with history.
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I don't worry about the things I can't change.
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The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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That was my dream, to compete against the best surfers in the best waves. But as a kid, it all seemed so unattainable. It was this big dream, but deep down I never thought it could really happen. But my parents always believed I could do it, and they helped me get through all the stages and take all the right steps.
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The poor are the blacks of Europe.
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Here's the thing: The book that will most change your life is the book you write.
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I haven't a great Jazz band and I don't want one.
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But I would much prefer students going to college to learn and be prepared for the rigors of the new economic order, rather than dumping fees on them to subsidize football programs that, far from enhancing the academic mission instead make a mockery of it.
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I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.
