Barbara Walters
Barbara Walters
Barbara Waltersis an American broadcast journalist, an author, and a television personality...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth25 September 1929
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
art women people
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.
hands should-have want
[On being indecisive and changeable:] On my gravestone I want inscribed: 'On the other hand, maybe I should have lived.
party people cocktails
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.
humor laughing interviews
A good laugh makes any interview, or any conversation, so much better.
earth yardsticks cuba
For Castro, freedom starts with education. And if literacy alone were the yardstick, Cuba would rank as one of the freest nations on Earth. The literacy rate is 96 percent.
competition conversation
A conversation isn't a competition.
oysters found used
Celebrities used to be found in clusters, like oysters - and with much the same defensive mechanisms.
fire hug president
Mr. President, Mrs. Obama. There is a photograph of you [hugging] that went viral, became the most shared photograph in the history of Twitter. How do you keep the fire going?
men literature authority
If it's a woman it's caustic, if it's a man it's authority, If it's a woman it's too pushy, if it's a man it's aggressive in the best sense of the word.
leadership reality voting
[President Obama] made so many promises. We thought that he was going to be -- I shouldn't say this at Christmastime -- but the next messiah.
marriage girl heart
I didn't get ahead by sleeping with people. Girls, take heart!
crazy people genius
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.
sports my-favorite skis
Après ski is my favorite sport.
ideas ice-cream heaven
A Hot Fudge Sundae and a trashy novel is my idea of heaven.