Large cocktail parties are an infamous technique for ridding yourself of social obligations to people you usually don’t know well or like much, which is such an unpromising beginning that I’ve rarely known one that recovered and turned into a great party.
BARBARA WALTERSWhen your child is in trouble, the first thing you do is blame yourself.
More Barbara Walters Quotes
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Children are God’s way of punishing us for having sex.
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Children are God’s way of punishing us for having sex.
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I also found that for myself, since I’ve had no religious education, it was so interesting to see the different versions of heaven and what life on earth means.
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The way you dress is the billboard that tells perceptive people how you feel about yourself.
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Don’t confuse being stimulating with being blunt.
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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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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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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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Show me someone who never gossips, and I’ll show you someone who isn’t interested in people.
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Celebrities used to be found in clusters, like oysters – and with much the same defensive mechanisms.
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[President Obama] made so many promises. We thought that he was going to be — I shouldn’t say this at Christmastime — but the next messiah.
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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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I don’t know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.
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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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I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from all the background information NBC piles on my desk.
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