I didn’t get ahead by sleeping with people. Girls, take heart!
BARBARA WALTERSPeople sinking into self-pity and depression are dreary, but they can’t get out of it by themselves. So every now and then, just sit there and listen, and listen, and listen. You’re paying your membership dues in the human race.
More Barbara Walters Quotes
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For Castro, freedom starts with education. And if literacy alone were the yardstick, Cuba would rank as one of the freest nations on Earth.
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The news media in general are liberals.
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when your child is in trouble, the first thing you do is blame yourself.
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A good laugh makes any interview, or any conversation, so much better.
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The feeling is that Fidel Castro’s much bigger than he actually is.
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Although I myself don’t go to church or synagogue, I do, whether it’s superstition or whatever, pray every time I get on a plane. I just automatically do it. I say the same thing every time.
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The hardest thing you will ever do is trust yourself.
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Small children do not belong at an adult party, and especially should not be used like trained midgets to help serve martinis.
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Most old people … are disheartened to be living in the ailing house of their bodies, to be limited physically and economically, to feel an encumbrance to others – guests who didn’t have the good manners to leave when the party was over.
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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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A job is not a career. I think I started out with a job. It turned into a career and changed my life.
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Being a parent is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy
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Just do your job. Get in early. Stay late, and don’t complain. Fight the big fights.
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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.
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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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