Barbara Walters

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.

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.

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.

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.

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.

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

Before we had airplanes and astronauts, we really thought that there was an actual place beyond the clouds, somewhere over the rainbow. There was an actual place, and we could go above the clouds and find it there.

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

A job is not a career. I think I started out with a job. It turned into a career and changed my life.

Show me someone who never gossips and I'll show you someone who isn't interested in people.

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.

Don't confuse being stimulating with being blunt.

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.

Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn't is someone whom I admire but have never met.

I was the kind nobody thought could make it. I had a funny Boston accent. I couldn't pronounce my R's. I wasn't a beauty.

[Being a parent] is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love you can get a puppy.

To feel valued to know even if only once in a while that you can do a job well is an absolutely marvelous feeling.

Trust your gut.