#go

My first real breakthrough collided with the last months of Callaghan's Labour government, which had every intention of enjoying my success as much as I did. ↗

— Peter Straub

#did #enjoying #every #first #government

A plague on eminence! I hardly dare cross the street anymore without a convoy, and I am stared at wherever I go like an idiot member of a royal family or an animal in a zoo; and zoo animals have been known to die from stares. ↗

— Igor Stravinsky

#animal #anymore #been #cross #dare

I was born out of due time in the sense that by temperament and talent I should have been more suited for the life of a small Bach, living in anonymity and composing regularly for an established service and for God. ↗

— Igor Stravinsky

#bach #been #born #composing #due

God has never made a mistake. Ever. ↗

— Ray Lewis

#god #made #mistake #never

I think that the roots of racism have always been economic, and I think people are desperate and scared. And when you're desperate and scared you scapegoat people. It exacerbates latent tendencies toward - well, toward racism or homophobia or anti-Semitism. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#anti-semitism #been #desperate #economic #i

My knee is as strong as it was before, if not stronger, and it's a matter of getting my leg strong. I lost six years of strength in about six month's time, so it's going to take another year or two to get that leg back up to full strength, but I'm good to go so far. ↗

— Picabo Street

#another #back #back up #before #far

My biggest nightmare is I'm driving home and get sick and go to hospital. I say: 'Please help me.' And the people say: 'Hey, you look like...' And I'm dying while they're wondering whether I'm Barbra Streisand. ↗

— Barbra Streisand

#barbra streisand #biggest #driving #dying #get

I'd started going to acting classes at 14, played 'Medea' at 15 and really wanted to be a classical actress. ↗

— Barbra Streisand

#actress #classes #classical #going #i

Most awards, you know, they don't give you unless you go and get them - did you know that? Terribly discouraging. ↗

— Barbra Streisand

#did #discouraging #get #give #go

Oh God, don't envy me, I have my own pains. ↗

— Barbra Streisand

#god #i #me #my own #oh