Wait for those unguarded moments. Relax the mood and, like the child dropping off to sleep, the subject often reveals his truest self.
BARBARA WALTERSMost of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn’t is someone whom I admire but have never met.
More Barbara Walters Quotes
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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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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 origin of a modern party is anthropological: humans meet and share food to lower hostility between them and indicate friendship.
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Most old people … are disheartened to be living in the ailing house of their bodies, to be limited physically and economically, to feel an encumbrance to others – guests who didn’t have the good manners to leave when the party was over.
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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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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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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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I think most working relationships could benefit by excluding personal matters from the office chatter.
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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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Just do your job. Get in early. Stay late, and don’t complain. Fight the big fights.
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The news media in general are liberals.
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Children are God’s way of punishing us for having sex.
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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 first interviewed Fidel Castro 39 years ago. He was charming and fiercely guarded about his private life. He called our interviews ‘fiery debates.’ During our times together, he made clear to me that he was an absolute dictator and that he was a staunch opponent of democracy.
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