Barbara Walters Quotes

Respect your success.

I'm just trying to enjoy the fact that I have gained some respect from some people whom I respect.

I want to do something that people can really say, 'Hey, man, that was good, I'm proud of you, I'm proud of that.' 'Pride' and 'Transformers' and things like that.

People are appreciating my work, and it feels good when people like my work.

I just want to be proud of my work.

The Emmy nomination did a world of good for my confidence.

It's a great feeling when your work is appreciated.

When I first got two stars, I didn't think I deserved it. Now I have three I think I am worthy.

For the first time in my life, I'm proud of myself.

If we were the team that won out, then life was good and we felt that we were worth something.

You may think it was a very little thing, and in these days it seems to me like a trifle, but it was a most important incident in my life. I could scarcely credit that I, the poor boy, had earned a dollar in less than a day; that by honest work, I had earned a dollar. I was a more hopeful and thoughtful boy from that time.

Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself.

I have been in there with all of them and there is nothing left for me to prove.

For people to come to you and say, 'Would you like to be a part of our show?' after years of 'Please tell me I'm good enough,'... I can't tell you how wonderful it feels.

If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!'

I'm stupidly proud of myself.

I'm proud of everything I've done.

It feels good to have your work respected again.

To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche.

Success isn't everything but it makes a man stand straight.

I am proud of what I've done.

I am proud of what I have got and I need an audience.

I have a folder where I keep all the articles the critics have written about me. It makes me feel good.

We've always been proud of what we've done.

Awards bolster your confidence in wonderful ways. But they aren't the world.