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.
BARBARA WALTERSI 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.
More Barbara Walters Quotes
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Don’t let the bastards get you down.
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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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Don’t confuse being stimulating with being blunt.
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A Hot Fudge Sundae and a trashy novel is my idea of heaven.
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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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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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A conversation isn’t a competition.
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I didn’t get ahead by sleeping with people. Girls, take heart!
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Life sometimes brings enormous difficulties and challenges that seem just too hard to bear. But bear them you can, and bear them you will, and your life can have a purpose.
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And 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.
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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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A good laugh makes any interview, or any conversation, so much better.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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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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