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.
BARBARA WALTERSLarge 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.
More Barbara Walters Quotes
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The news media in general are liberals.
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For a man who likes to talk, Fidel Castro does very few interviews.
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A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence and refinement so they think they will impress others with their command of obscure words.
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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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To not sing with an orchestra, to not be able to communicate through my voice, which I’ve done all my life, and not to be able to phrase lyrics and give people that kind of joy, I think I would be totally devastated.
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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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Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna – or it can smooth the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out.
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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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Although I myself don’t go to church or synagogue, I do, whether it’s superstition or whatever, pray every time I get on a plane. I just automatically do it. I say the same thing every time.
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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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Don’t let the bastards get you down.
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A Hot Fudge Sundae and a trashy novel is my idea of heaven.
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Celebrities used to be found in clusters, like oysters – and with much the same defensive mechanisms.
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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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