Don’t confuse being stimulating with being blunt.
BARBARA WALTERSDeep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
More Barbara Walters Quotes
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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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when your child is in trouble, the first thing you do is blame yourself.
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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.
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New York is a galaxy of adventure at once elegant, exciting and bizarre. It’s a city that moves so fast, it takes energy just to stand still.
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First of all, the Jewish religion has a great deal in common with the Christian religion because, as Rabbi Gillman points out in the show, Christianity is based on Judaism. Christ was Jewish.
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If it’s a woman, it’s caustic; if it’s a man, it’s authoritative.
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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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Most attractive males talk to most attractive women as if they were Rotarians comparing sales percentages in Des Moines.
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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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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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The news media in general are liberals.
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The feeling is that Fidel Castro’s much bigger than he actually is.
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If it’s a woman, it’s caustic; if it’s a man, it’s authoritative.
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Homogeneity is much to be admired – in milk, for instance – but not for parties.
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If you were a tree, what kind would you be?
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