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We thought that he was going to be -- I shouldn't say this at Christmastime -- but the next messiah.

— Barbara Walters

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I can have respect and admiration for famous people, but I have never had a sense of fear or awe.

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.

What kind of tree are you, if you think you're a tree now?

Interview with Katharine Hepburn (1981)

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.

How to Talk With Practically Anybody About Practically Anything (1970)

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.

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