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.
BARBARA WALTERSI 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.
BARBARA WALTERSFirst 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.
BARBARA WALTERSNo one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn’t.
BARBARA WALTERSCelebrities used to be found in clusters, like oysters – and with much the same defensive mechanisms.
BARBARA WALTERSTo excel is to reach your own highest dream. But you must also help others, where and when you can, to reach theirs. Personal gain is empty if you do not feel you have positively touched another’s life.
BARBARA WALTERSMost attractive males talk to most attractive women as if they were Rotarians comparing sales percentages in Des Moines.
BARBARA WALTERSI didn’t get ahead by sleeping with people. Girls, take heart!
BARBARA WALTERSBecause there are so many shows on and because I’ve been so hands-on – I’ve had a piece on almost every single week – I don’t know how to cut back on that. You really can’t.
BARBARA WALTERSDon’t let the bastards get you down.
BARBARA WALTERSWork 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 WALTERSIt’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.
BARBARA WALTERSpolitics … 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.
BARBARA WALTERSA conversation isn’t a competition.
BARBARA WALTERSI don’t know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.
BARBARA WALTERSA job is not a career. I think I started out with a job. It turned into a career and changed my life.
BARBARA WALTERSParents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find their children as enchanting as they do.
BARBARA WALTERS