Barbara Walters - Party Quotes

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Most old people... are disheartened to be living in the ailing house of their bodies, to be limited physically and economically, to feel an encumbrance to others — guests who didn't have the good manners to leave when the party was over.

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Small children do not belong at an adult party, and especially should not be used like trained midgets to help serve martinis.

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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.

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The origin of a modern party is anthropological: humans meet and share food to lower hostility between them and indicate friendship.

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