I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from all the background information NBC piles on my desk.

Quote by Barbara Walters

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A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval.

A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval.

A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence.

A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence.

Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find...

Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find...

Wait for those unguarded moments. Relax the mood and, like the child dropping off to...

Wait for those unguarded moments. Relax the mood and, like the child dropping off to...

Show me someone who never gossips, and I will show you someone who is not...

Show me someone who never gossips, and I will show you someone who is not...

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can...

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can...

Don't confuse being stimulating with being blunt.

Don't confuse being stimulating with being blunt.

To not sing with an orchestra, to not be able to communicate through my voice,...

To not sing with an orchestra, to not be able to communicate through my voice,...

But for Muslims, everything that they don't have on earth is what they get in...

But for Muslims, everything that they don't have on earth is what they get in...

And I really do believe that the most important thing is the way you live...

And I really do believe that the most important thing is the way you live...

Although I myself don't go to church or synagogue, I do, whether it's superstition or...

Although I myself don't go to church or synagogue, I do, whether it's superstition or...

Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima...

Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima...

I don't know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.

I don't know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.

No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted,...

No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted,...

The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.

The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.

Because there are so many shows on and because I've been so hands-on - I've...

Because there are so many shows on and because I've been so hands-on - I've...

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.

If it's a woman, it's caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative.

If it's a woman, it's caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative.

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can...

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can...

The world may be full of fourth-rate writers but it's also full of fourth-rate readers.

The world may be full of fourth-rate writers but it's also full of fourth-rate readers.