Whoopi Goldberg (Caryn Elaine Johnson) Quotes
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I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
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I am tone deaf.
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I tell my daughter Nyssa, 'You should respect my work, and I will also respect yours when you grow up.' 'Work is worship' is what I have told her.
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Fortune and love favor the brave.
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I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.
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My parents actually ran drag clubs in Australia, which is how I grew up. It was normal for me. It was my normal. I knew the other kids didn't do it, but for me, it was life, and nothing was wrong with it. I would see nothing wrong with Beyonce having a drag queen nanny. And why not? Everyone needs one! And a great gay man in their life.
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At one time, I was persuaded to want to make music, and people answered me that that was not possible.
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This is my homeland no one can kick me out.
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If you go to a second-rate place, and you are first-rate, it is very difficult to do first-rate work because you do not get that critical feedback you need for first-rate work on a daily basis.
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Sam Jackson is like the Jeezy of Hollywood: He's for his people.
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I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.
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Making a big Hollywood film that really affects people is as hard as making a small movie on a credit card.
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But I love the hot sweat. I think overheating onstage is invigorating. It's better than being comfortable. I think being comfortable is the death of a show.
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When you come right down to it, I guess I really am pretty bland.
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I like football, but I think this is a very personal matter. I don't see any negatives for some Russian rich man to buy a football club.
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I'm ridiculous to feel ridiculous when I'm not. You must be laughing at me for feeling you are laughing at me if you are not laughing at me.
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Trátame como debes tratarme, no como merezco ser tratado.
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It might sound dramatic and a little grandiose, but as a Latina, I would like to be someone that gives a voice to my culture.
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I'm not big on Champagne, but I'd take along a bottle of Cristal to pop for when the boat comes to the rescue.
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Man... cannot learn to forget, but hangs on the past: however far or fast he runs, that chain runs with him.
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When each thing is unique in itself, there can be no comparison made.... There is only this strange recognition of present otherness.
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The coffee was so strong it snarled as it lurched out of the pot.
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I was a subject of ridicule and lectures about the basics of crystallography. The leader of the opposition to my findings was the two-time Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling, the idol of the American Chemical Society and one of the most famous scientists in the world.
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When I forget how talented God is, I look to the sea.
