The aging process seems to strike first at the mechanism which warns that we have been talking too much and the listener is growing restless. The signal isn’t perfect at any age – drink, for instance, throws it right out of kilter – but it is almost non-existent in old people.
BARBARA WALTERSSmall children do not belong at an adult party, and especially should not be used like trained midgets to help serve martinis.
More Barbara Walters Quotes
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When your child is in trouble, the first thing you do is blame yourself.
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Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find their children as enchanting as they do.
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A good laugh makes any interview, or any conversation, so much better.
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[On being indecisive and changeable:] On my gravestone I want inscribed: ‘On the other hand, maybe I should have lived.
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To not sing with an orchestra, to not be able to communicate through my voice, which I’ve done all my life, and not to be able to phrase lyrics and give people that kind of joy, I think I would be totally devastated.
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Homogeneity is much to be admired – in milk, for instance – but not for parties.
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And I really do believe that the most important thing is the way you live your life on earth. But I think it’s enormously comforting to believe that you’re going to see your loved ones.
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If it’s a woman, it’s caustic; if it’s a man, it’s authoritative.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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Every genius I have met could be classified as crazy by most people. They possess the highest level of sanity that us people find difficult to understand and accept.
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A man cannot be comfortable [or cannot be made comfortable] without his own approval.
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And I really do believe that the most important thing is the way you live your life on earth. But I think it’s enormously comforting to believe that you’re going to see your loved ones.
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I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world, at the same time people are becoming increasingly spiritual. The success of the Da Vinci code – even though it was a great yawn – also showed people’s interest in religion.
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Children are God’s way of punishing us for having sex.
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A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence and refinement so they think they will impress others with their command of obscure words.
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