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Barbara Walters Quotes

Total quotes: 8
“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.”
— Barbara Walters, How to Talk With Practically Anybody About Practically Anything
Tagged: polysyllables, Intelligence, refinement, Pretentious
“Now here I was, half Jane Wyman, half Shirley Temple, and people began to stop me in the street and say, 'Don't worry, Barbara, it's all right, you won't lose your job.' It was really very touching.”
— Barbara Walters, New York Magazine
Tagged: jane wyman, shirley temple
“Years ago I traveled to Cairo and threw pebbles against Anwar el-Sadat's window before the signing of the Camp David peace treaty, hoping he'd come out and do one more interview. I mean, that's insane.”
— Barbara Walters, Oprah's Interview With Barbara Walters
Tagged: cairo, Anwar Sadat, Camp David
“I find very often people like to confront rumors. It depends on how much they trust you. And you have to have a line between what is tasteful and what isn't.”
— Barbara Walters, New York Magazine
Tagged: Rumors, tasteful
“If it's a woman, it's caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative.”
— Barbara Walters, Wise Women
Tagged: gender roles, Double Standards
“Do I see myself as a feminist idol? No. I don’t see myself as anything. I do not see myself as a trailblazer. I don’t think about that. I get up, and I do my day, and I do my work, and I see friends. But I don’t sit and think about how I see myself, or what my legacy is.”
— Barbara Walters, Profile: Barbara Walters, Television’s Legendary Inquisitor
Tagged: Feminist, Trailblazer, Legacy
“You will find that I’m very hard to interview.”
— Barbara Walters, Profile: Barbara Walters, Television’s Legendary Inquisitor
Tagged: Irony, interviews
“Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.”
— Barbara Walters, How to Talk With Practically Anybody About Practically Anything
Tagged: deep breaths, parties
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