Whoopi Goldberg (Caryn Elaine Johnson) Quotes
Taliban-esque: Any behavior that imposes the beliefs of one person on everyone else. Conversations with the Taliban-esque are impossible. They aren't even conversations. With them, it's my way or no way.
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The options are war versus peace, and I am delighted that, so far, it appears that peaceful negotiation has won the day.
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I think I'm very old-fashioned.
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Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear.
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You can't be a victim and heal.
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You've never seen a Columbine done by a black child. Never. They always say, 'We can't believe it happened here. We can't believe it's these suburban white kids.' It's only them!
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When I first came into the league, I followed my parents for everything. Now, I'm really doing stuff on my own.
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I have great respect for the semicolon; it is a mighty handy little fellow.
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I think beauty comes from within. If you're happy and look at life in the best way you can, even when there are problems, it can make you beautiful on the outside.
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I'm a walking, talking enigma.
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I want people to be ecstatic but to cry at the same time.
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The one that I missed.
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I want to be sublimely happy.
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The town horse, used to gaudy trappings, no doubt despises the work of his country brother; but yet, now and again, there comes upon him a sudden desire to plough.
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Remember that all is opinion.
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You are a human boy, my young friend. A human boy. O glorious to be a human boy!... O running stream of sparkling joy To be a soaring human boy!
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I’ve protected it the Nirvana catalogue from everything from Kentucky Fried Chicken commercials to movies about board games. We’ve been offered $6 million for 18 seconds of one Nirvana song and I turned it down.
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Once your career is over, then you don't have to live up to anything.
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I grew up as one of the few Jews in Edison, and I had people tell me they hated me because of my religion.
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Perhaps it is because I'm a writer trained in history that I've always assumed I would make mistakes in my drafts. Historians know how faulty human memory can be.
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My younger sister looks to me to provide her with advice on how to do her job better - though she's too shy to ask me questions, so I have to give her my opinion on an unsolicited basis.
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There is no central government database that allows officials to monitor water tests by local systems.
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Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.
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The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower.
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Taliban-esque: Any behavior that imposes the beliefs of one person on everyone else. Conversations with the Taliban-esque are impossible. They aren't even conversations. With them, it's my way or no way.
