My Name Is Barbra

Most of us have experienced some type of pain in our childhood. But if you keep on blaming your parents or whomever, you remain a victim.

Education is the enemy of bigotry and hate. It’s hard to hate someone you truly understand.

There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love.

Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a woman is a ball-breaker. A man is a perfectionist—a woman’s a pain in the ass. He’s assertive—she’s aggressive. He strategizes—she manipulates. He shows leadership—she’s controlling. He’s committed—she’s obsessed. He’s persevering—she’s relentless. He sticks to his guns—she’s stubborn. If a man wants to get it right, he’s looked up to and respected. If a woman wants to get it right, she’s difficult and impossible. If he acts, produces, and directs, he’s called multitalented. If she does the same thing, she’s called vain and egotistical.

So, here’s to life, to dreamers and their dreams . . . I wish you love, and many, many happy days.

There are moments in childhood that are so important to who you are going to become. They mold your life forever.

I have a lot of opinions, and I say what I think . . . and sometimes that gets me into a lot of trouble.

Let go of your need to understand.

to this day I desperately want people to keep their word. It is so important to do something you say you’re going to do.

Virginia was like a rubber ball. The harder life put her down, the higher she bounced.

my own strength and sexuality, or at least not

moment of commitment, the entire universe conspires to assist you.” And I had committed to giving this singing thing a try.

Tell her it’s only the best fruit the birds pick at.

woman, she’s a psychiatrist, and she told him what to do as a child.

H. L. Mencken, who said in 1920: “On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire

You see, I like facts. I have great respect for facts, and the idea of just making something up really bothers me.

Sometimes it felt like my nose got more press than I did.

Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time.

At the moment of commitment, the entire universe conspires to assist you.

discovered that the most powerful thing you can do with power is to share it. The giving of power enhances your own.

In quantum physics two particles can become inexplicably and inextricably connected, so that whatever happens to one instantly affects the other, even if they’re miles apart. It’s called “entanglement.

As a child, you really need someone to love you in order to give you a sense of self-worth . . . that you are seen and taken seriously . . . that your feelings count.

My usual was two packages of peanut M&M’s and a box of Good & Plenty, with soft black licorice inside the hard pink or white cylindrical shells. It was like eating jewelry.

Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls.

and I had come by between the matinee and evening performances of Wholesale to hear a few scenes and some of the score from a new musical he was developing. I think it was called Carte Blanche, about

friends complain that they never see me,