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Work harder than everybody. You’re not going to get it by whining, and you’re not going to get it by shouting, and you’re not going to get it by quitting. You’re going to get it by being there.

Barbara Walters

To excel is to reach your own highest dream. But you must also help others, where and when you can, to reach theirs. Personal gain is empty if you do not feel you have positively touched another’s life.
BARBARA WALTERS

Dreams Excel Gain Life Personal Reach Yourself
For Castro, freedom starts with education. And if literacy alone were the yardstick, Cuba would rank as one of the freest nations on Earth.
BARBARA WALTERS

Cuba Earth Yardsticks
Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn’t is someone whom I admire but have never met.
BARBARA WALTERS

Acceptance Inspirational Women
No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn’t.
BARBARA WALTERS

Literature Poetic Thinking
Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna – or it can smooth the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out.
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Nice Success Women
The news media in general are liberals.
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General Liberty Media
Show me someone who never gossips, and I’ll show you someone who isn’t interested in people.
BARBARA WALTERS

Gossip Interest Myself People
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.
BARBARA WALTERS

Acceptance Classification Crazy Difficult Genius People Understand
When you’re interviewing someone, you’re in control. When you’re being interviewed, you think you’re in control, but you’re not.
BARBARA WALTERS

Interviewing Someone Thinking
I first interviewed Fidel Castro 39 years ago. He was charming and fiercely guarded about his private life. He called our interviews ‘fiery debates.’ During our times together, he made clear to me that he was an absolute dictator and that he was a staunch opponent of democracy.
BARBARA WALTERS

Democracy Together Years
Being a parent is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy
BARBARA WALTERS

Dog Love You Parent
Don’t worry about finding your bliss right now. Not even our President knew what his bliss was, nor did I. One of these days to your own surprise, your bliss will find you. But no matter what you do, participate, be there, full force, full heart, full steam ahead.
BARBARA WALTERS

Heart President Worry
A good laugh makes any interview, or any conversation, so much better.
BARBARA WALTERS

Better Goodness Interview Laughter
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.
BARBARA WALTERS

People Thinking Voice
Après ski is my favorite sport.
BARBARA WALTERS

Favorite Skis Sports
I didn’t have a very religious family.
BARBARA WALTERS

Family Myself Religious

Work harder than everybody. You’re not going to get it by whining, and you’re not going to get it by shouting, and you’re not going to get it by quitting. You’re going to get it by being there.

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Work harder than everybody. You’re not going to get it by whining, and you’re not going to get it by shouting, and you’re not going to get it by quitting. You’re going to get it by being there.

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