American singer and actress (born 1942)
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She turned control into currency: in 1963, Streisand took lower pay to keep final say over every note, then spent six decades proving the bet paid—eleven number-one albums across six decades, five chart-topping singles, and the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major studio film.
Streisand began in early 1960s nightclubs and Broadway before signing to Columbia Records, where she traded money for creative control—a deal that held for her entire career. Her 1963 debut won the Grammy for Album of the Year. She became the first woman to score 11 number-one albums on the Billboard 200, from People (1964) to Encore (2016), and remains the only artist to top the chart in six decades. After establishing herself as a vocalist, she moved into film, winning the Oscar for Best Actress in Funny Girl (1968), then starring in Hello, Dolly! (1969), What's Up, Doc? (1972), and The Way…
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Secretary Madeleine Albright was a good friend of mine for the last 28 years. I am so sad about losing a good friend and a great woman in this fragile world of ours.
Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.
I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed.
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