Homogeneity is much to be admired – in milk, for instance – but not for parties.
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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The feeling is that Fidel Castro’s much bigger than he actually is.
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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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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.
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It’s a fact that it is much more comfortable to be in the position of the person who has been offended than to be the unfortunate cause of it.
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Before we had airplanes and astronauts, we really thought that there was an actual place beyond the clouds, somewhere over the rainbow. There was an actual place, and we could go above the clouds and find it.there.
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Wait for those unguarded moments. Relax the mood and, like the child dropping off to sleep, the subject often reveals his truest self.
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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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politics … is the hottest, most dangerous subject in the land. It’s not only a conversation-wrecker, it’s a friendship-wrecker, a family-wrecker, a job-wrecker, a future-wrecker.
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If it’s a woman, it’s caustic; if it’s a man, it’s authoritative.
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Before we had airplanes and astronauts, we really thought that there was an actual place beyond the clouds, somewhere over the rainbow. There was an actual place, and we could go above the clouds and find it.there.
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A conversation isn’t a competition.
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The way you dress is the billboard that tells perceptive people how you feel about yourself.
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A Hot Fudge Sundae and a trashy novel is my idea of heaven.
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Mr. President, Mrs. Obama. There is a photograph of you [hugging] that went viral, became the most shared photograph in the history of Twitter. How do you keep the fire going?
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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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