Barbara Walters Quotes
It would be nice to feel that we are a better world, a world of more compassion and a world of more humanity, and to believe in the basic goodness of man.
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I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.
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Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists.
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Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
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Never stand still. Only stand still enough to learn, and once you stop learning in that stance, move off. Always keep yourself engaged, in theater, in whatever job you can get. If you can't get an acting job, then go backstage. Or take tickets. But be around actors because that is where you will primarily learn.
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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
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It's remarkable what a new kidney does to your life. I have no complaints... I'm pretty amazed. I have been working on my stamina.
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We assume in our daily lives that the world is both safe and sane. Otherwise, we could not carry on.
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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Once your IQ is 150 or over, it stops beings ability and becomes a disability.
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'I Will Follow' is a celebration of life. Sometimes when you lose something, you understand its value more than when you had it. The same is true for life.
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I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
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I was gladly cuffed, shackled, loaded into the caged bus and driven through the main gate of Bare Hill Correctional Facility for what I pray to God will be forever.
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Eventually somebody will want me, and there will be a role that is mine.
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I always put my fantasies in the realm of goals.
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I'm a bubbling brew of emotions, but mostly, I'm an optimistic person.
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If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.
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Every time I write a book, I've probably taken five years off my life.
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Above all, you must maintain a positive mental attitude, looking for the good in every situation, and remain determined to be a completely positive person.
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There's always been some moron-who usually went by the name of 'producer' - who would have to justify his existence, and interfere.
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I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial world invaluable background for writing about white-collar crimes.
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I just gave my cat a bath. Now how do I get all this fur off my tounge?
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It would be nice to feel that we are a better world, a world of more compassion and a world of more humanity, and to believe in the basic goodness of man.
