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What does it mean when people applaud? Should I give em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of applause - that
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"What does it mean when people applaud? Should I give 'em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of applause - that I can respond to"

- Barbra Streisand

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Barbra Streisand's quote is an amusing method of expressing her confusion about how to respond to applause. She is asking what she needs to do when individuals applaud her, such as provide money, say thank you, or lift her gown. She likewise acknowledges that she knows how to respond to the absence of applause, which suggests that she has experienced it before. This quote is a humorous way of expressing her confusion and uncertainty about how to react to the audience's response. It likewise shows her self-awareness and her capability to laugh at herself. Streisand's quote is a suggestion that it is all right to be uncertain and to not have all the answers. It is also a reminder to be kind to ourselves and to not take ourselves too seriously.

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Barbra Streisand This quote is written / told by Barbra Streisand somewhere between April 24, 1942 and today. She was a famous Actress from USA. The author also have 31 other quotes.

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