Whoopi Goldberg (Caryn Elaine Johnson) Quotes
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I didn't even know I could sing or write songs. I didn't have that education. But people shouldn't think they can look down on someone like me, because I've had the same success as others, sold the same amount of records, if not more. They shouldn't think that because I'm just from 'The X Factor,' I'm not credible or respected as much.
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I can't predict whether I'll leave here freely or in handcuffs.
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One thing you know, if you've been in technology a while, you're only as good as the last thing you did. No one wants an original iPod. No one wants an iPhone 3GS.
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Man, y'know, I'm a music guy. I like a lot of different things. It depends on the time of the day and the situation.
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The writer is all alone.
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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'Transformers' was important and defining for me because it taught me about what kinds of movies I want to make and the kind of actor I want to be, and I have a long way to go before I become that actor.
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Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.
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As an artist, all I want is to be a part of good films.
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Smaller families mean we have more time and money to lavish on each child. Parents are more anxious because small families give them less experience of parenting and put their genetic eggs in fewer baskets.
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After almost 30 years of playing this sport, I've learned something. I've learned that, no matter what happens, or happened... or where you are, or where you've been... at the end of the day: tennis is tennis. It's always, always tennis. And there's nothing better.
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And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you'd ever come across.
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My typical morning involves some time on the treadmill, but obviously I skip that a lot. Mostly, I wake up, check my email, then get to work on the various interviews and questions and phone calls that come with being an author.
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What goes up can continue.
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What's sauce for the gander is sauce for the goose.
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My first job was on Broadway. Then I went into the Navy. When I came out of the Navy, I went back to Broadway and a friend of mine, Lauren Bacall, was in Hollywood filming with Humphrey Bogart. She told one of her producers I was great in my play, and he saw it and cast me in 'The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'.
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You wouldn't want to be in a rock band - trust me.
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I think in any form of acting, you're always well served if you've done theater.
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The media cause more problems than they do good.
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Your mind can do wonders, so scary movies are not the healthiest for me because it does freak me out.
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I don't need an award to inspire me to keep making music.
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It's hard to explain why, but that regret made me suffer. It seemed to be the sign of a true interest in Lila, something much stronger than the compliments for my discipline as a constant reader. It occurred to me that if Lila had taken out just a single book a year, on that book she would have left her imprint and the teacher would have felt it the moment she returned it, which I left no mark, I embodied only the persistence with which I added volume to volume in no particular order.
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Taking action is hard, but know what? Enduring a bad situation can be its own hell.
