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Barbara Walters

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Barbara Walters Quotes

Total quotes: 4

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Barbara Walters

Birthname

Birthday: September 25, 1929

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Educated At: Sarah Lawrence College

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: Journalist, News Presenter, Television Presenter, Writer, Porn Star

Spouse: Merv Adelson, Lee Guber

Total quotes: 4

“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

“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

“You will find that I’m very hard to interview.”

— Barbara Walters, Profile: Barbara Walters, Television’s Legendary Inquisitor

Tagged: Irony, interviews

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