Whoopi Goldberg Quotes
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I'm fighting the label of 'Black' actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes, especially people who are making movies.
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If you get a little gassy, you've got to let it go. So people used to say to me, 'You're like a whoopee cushion.'
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I'm a big old egotistical baby and that's okay. I can accept it.
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I think because I've gotten permission from my style icons like Tim Gunn and André Leon Talley, who say to me, "You don't need to dress like anyone else, because you're your own fashion icon. You represent comfortable. And you do fashion your way, and you should be at Fashion Week." They gave me permission to enjoy it! And it's great!
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If there wasn't something called acting, they would probably hospitalize people like me.
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It you want to be somebody, If you want to go some where, you've got to wake up and pay attention
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I'm as American as Chevrolet.
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Thank you, God, because I am lucky. Also let's face it, it turns out I'm black. And I'm having a career quite different from lots of people, so I feel doubly lucky.
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Normal is in the eye of the beholder.
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I had such a good time doing that movie [Sister Act 2]. My daughter's in that movie. It was a fun film to do. And it shocked a lot of people, because they loved it, and they take it with them.
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I say if you're worried, vote smart. Vote smart.
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There are times when I haven't been proud of America or really proud. But there have been times that I've been incredibly proud of the country.
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In order to sell in all the different places where medical marijuana is legal, you have to build a facility and grow in the state you're selling in, so it's daunting.
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You don't want to think something might be racist, but it might be, because your gut is telling you it is
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When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like a wildfire.
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You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.
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If you're not sure how you feel about same-sex marriage, go and meet some of the families and see what they're looking for. Once you take it out of the caricature of what gay people are and what gay marriage is, and put it in the reality of family and what these folks are fighting for, it's really amazing.
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My mother's great. She has the major looks. She could stop you from doing anything, through a closed door even, with a single look. Without saying a word, she has that power to rip out your tonsils.
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My family is Jewish, Buddhist, Baptist and Catholic. I don't believe in man-made religions.
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Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.
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[On writing to Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple:] I told her I would play a Venetian blind, dirt on the floor, anything.
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Who amongst us doesn't want to be a hero?
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For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.
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I believe that parts of people like John Garfield and Moms Mabley, the parts of them that I needed to be able to do what I'm doing, came into me. There's a very nice feeling that there are many, many spirits inside of me looking after me . . .