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 WALTERSAnd 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.
More Barbara Walters Quotes
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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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I think most working relationships could benefit by excluding personal matters from the office chatter.
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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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If it’s a woman, it’s caustic; if it’s a man, it’s authoritative.
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A man cannot be comfortable [or cannot be made comfortable] without his own approval.
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[On being indecisive and changeable:] On my gravestone I want inscribed: ‘On the other hand, maybe I should have lived.
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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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The hardest thing you will ever do is trust yourself.
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This is what I tell, especially young women, fight the big fights. Don’t fight the little fight… Be the first one in, be the last one out. Do your homework, choose your battles. Don’t whine, and don’t be the one who complains about everything. Fight the big fight.
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The feeling is that Fidel Castro’s much bigger than he actually is.
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A 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.
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Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn’t is someone whom I admire but have never met.
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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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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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When you’re interviewing someone, you’re in control. When you’re being interviewed, you think you’re in control, but you’re not.
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