Quotes by Barbara Walters

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

A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval.

A woman can do anything. She can be traditionally feminine and that's all right; she can work, she can stay at home; she can be aggressive; she can be passive; she can be any way she wants with a man. But whenever there are the kinds of choices there are today, unless you have some solid base, life can be frightening.

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

One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.

Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna - or it can smooth the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out.

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

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

Wait for those unguarded moments. Relax the mood and, like the child dropping off to sleep, the subject often reveals his truest self.

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.

I also found that for myself, since I've had no religious education, it was so interesting to see the different versions of heaven and what life on earth means.

First of all, the Jewish religion has a great deal in common with the Christian religion because, as Rabbi Gillman points out in the show, Christianity is based on Judaism. Christ was Jewish.

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.