Small children do not belong at an adult party, and especially should not be used like trained midgets to help serve martinis.
BARBARA WALTERSA 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.
More Barbara Walters Quotes
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I don’t know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.
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The word ‘charismatic’ was made for Fidel Castro. You would have liked him, I would have liked him. Then you had to stop and say, ‘Just a minute. This is a man who does not believe in freedom of the press…does not believe in democracy as we know democracy, had political prisoners.’
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A conversation isn’t a competition.
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Après ski is my favorite sport.
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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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Because there are so many shows on and because I’ve been so hands-on – I’ve had a piece on almost every single week – I don’t know how to cut back on that. You really can’t.
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I was the kind nobody thought could make it. I had a funny Boston accent. I couldn’t pronounce my R’s. I wasn’t a beauty.
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when your child is in trouble, the first thing you do is blame yourself.
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When your child is in trouble, the first thing you do is blame yourself.
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If it’s a woman, it’s caustic; if it’s a man, it’s authoritative.
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Don’t confuse being stimulating with being blunt.
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I don’t know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.
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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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The way you dress is the billboard that tells perceptive people how you feel about yourself.
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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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