“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.” PeopleLinesDependsRumor Author:Barbara Walters
“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.” PeopleThinkingCommandGreat MenImpressObscureRefinement Author:Barbara Walters
“The aging process seems to strike first at the mechanism which warns that we have been talking too much and the listener is growing restless. The signal isn't perfect at any age - drink, for instance, throws it right out of kilter - but it is almost non-existent in old people.” PeopleFirstsHas BeensSeemsAgeProcessPerfectTalkingToo MuchGrowingDrinkAgingStrikesInstanceMechanismListenersSignalsOld PeopleRestlessAging ProcessTalking Too Much Author:Barbara Walters
“The way you dress is the billboard that tells perceptive people how you feel about yourself.” PeopleWayFeelsClothesDressesAbout YourselfHow You FeelBillboards Author:Barbara Walters
“People sinking into self-pity and depression are dreary, but they can't get out of it by themselves. So every now and then, just sit there and listen, and listen, and listen. You're paying your membership dues in the human race.” PeopleHumansSelfRaceCompassionListeningDuesPityHuman RaceNow And ThenSelf PitySinkingDrearyMembership Author:Barbara Walters
“Most old people ... are disheartened to be living in the ailing house of their bodies, to be limited physically and economically, to feel an encumbrance to others - guests who didn't have the good manners to leave when the party was over.” PeopleFeelsBodyAgeHousePartyOld AgeMannersGood ManGuestsOld PeopleGood MannersDisheartened Author:Barbara Walters
“Large 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.” PeopleKnowsWellsSocialPartyKnownTechniqueObligationCocktailsInfamousCocktail PartiesGreat PartySocial Obligation Author:Barbara Walters
“I happen to disagree with the well-entrenched theory that the art of conversation is merely the art of being a good listener. Such advice invites people to be cynical with one another and full of fake; when a conversation becomes a monologue, poked along with tiny cattle-prod questions, it isn't a conversation any more.” PeopleWellsArtHappensWomenAdviceTheoryConversationTinyFakeDisagreeInvitesCynicalListenersCattleMonologuesGood ListenerArt Of Conversation Author:Barbara Walters
“Every genius I have met could be classified as crazy by most people. They possess the highest level of sanity that us people find difficult to understand and accept.” PeopleDifficultLevelsAcceptingCrazyGeniusMetsHighestSanity Author:Barbara Walters
“Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find their children as enchanting as they do.” PeopleInspirationalShouldChildrenKidsYoungParentRealizingFamilyChildhoodYoung ChildrenEnchanting Author:Barbara Walters
“I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world, at the same time people are becoming increasingly spiritual. The success of the Da Vinci code - even though it was a great yawn - also showed people's interest in religion.” PeopleWorldSpiritualReligionFoundLiteratureInterestInterestingBecomingCodeDa Vinci Code Author:Barbara Walters
“Show me someone who never gossips, and I'll show you someone who isn't interested in people.” PeopleShowsRelationshipGossipShow Me Author:Barbara Walters
“I didn't get ahead by sleeping with people. Girls, take heart!” PeopleHeartGirlSleepMarriageGet Ahead Author:Barbara Walters
“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.” PeopleThinkingGivingKindDoneWould BeAbleJoyLiteratureVoiceCommunicatePhrasesOrchestraDevastated Author:Barbara Walters
