Whoopi Goldberg (Caryn Elaine Johnson) Quotes
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I'm easily entertained.
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My father was raised in the mountains of New Mexico, and he picked cotton for a dollar a day. He was working for the family from the time he was 7.
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We had to get serious and hit all aspects. We had to graduate. That's what you got to do: reach all people across the nation.
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You have to be brave and not always play likeable people. It's difficult, because there's a demand for the hero or heroine to be very likeable.
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I was addicted to the original 'Star Trek' when I was growing up, because of my dad. We grew up in St. Helens, Oregon and we weren't allowed to watch a lot of TV.
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If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I'd still swim. And I'd despise the one who gave up.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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The laws of the marketplace are physical laws, and they don't become suspended in a crisis any more than the law of gravity does.
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Most of the cast and crew on 'Mama's Family' have been together since the 'Carol Burnett' days, so we work really well together. It's like I'm being paid to pretend I'm in show business.
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Insults are the business of the court.
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God is the King. In him exists all legal authority.
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Sales don't always have anything to do with good or brilliant or original. Sales are about appeal.
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I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
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Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience.
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It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
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It's superficial that people think I'm cool because I wear certain clothes and I have tattoos. The funniest part is, when they get to know me, they're always surprised by how nerdy I am.
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I see a New York that is once again the empire state.
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I find that I put my body in my work when I am at a particularly difficult or joyous point because I want to feel that moment.
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I don't know why people feel that I am only interested in films, but I very much want to do fiction. My only prerequisite is a good role, something which satisfies the actor in me. If I get a good banner and a good channel, I would definitely do a daily soap.
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A well-designed 401(k) plan is an enormous competitive edge when recruiting and retaining employees.
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A Kindle returns us to the inconvenience of the scroll, except with batteries and electronic glitches. It's as handy as bringing Homer along to recite the 'Iliad' while playing a lyre.
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When you come to 'Shark Tank,' the only person you should listen to is me, because you know you're getting the truth. I'll decide if it's worth it, and after I'm finished, the rest of the people can look into it.
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I definitely think New York is a very, very vibrant, wonderful city, but I certainly, of course, can't help but miss a lot of the stuff that's no longer there.
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I don't have pet peeves like some people. I have whole kennels of irritation.
