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.
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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Children are God’s way of punishing us for having sex.
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Show me someone who never gossips, and I’ll show you someone who isn’t interested in people.
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A conversation isn’t a competition.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn’t.
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A conversation isn’t a competition.
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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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A Hot Fudge Sundae and a trashy novel is my idea of heaven.
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The feeling is that Fidel Castro’s much bigger than he actually is.
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If it’s a woman, it’s caustic; if it’s a man, it’s authoritative.
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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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Most attractive males talk to most attractive women as if they were Rotarians comparing sales percentages in Des Moines.
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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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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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Life sometimes brings enormous difficulties and challenges that seem just too hard to bear. But bear them you can, and bear them you will, and your life can have a purpose.
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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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