Whoopi Goldberg Quotes
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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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Really, darling, it's a no-brainer. You know, I understand not everybody is for gay marriage. But if you're not for gay marriage, don't marry a gay person. That's what I say
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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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[On her monologue as the thief 'Fontaine':] People always got things. People always want things. So I provide a service.
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I had gone through several crazy headache bouts, and I realized that part of the reason I was having them was because I wasn't smoking marijuana. When my daughter gave me a vape pen, I realized that I could relegate it to where I needed it to be. And I would talk to my older grandkids in their 20s, and they'd say they use weed to stop cramps. That's when I really started to investigate and asked the question, "Is anybody doing this?" And they gave me that horrifying answer: "niche market".
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Did you know children are dying because of AIDS. Missing the medicines that prevent transmission from mother to child. Missing the protection from parents teachers and role models that can teach them about the danger, and keep them safe from sexual exploitation. Children are missing your support. Unite for children. Unite against AIDS.
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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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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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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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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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If there wasn't something called acting, they would probably hospitalize people like me.
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Who amongst us doesn't want to be a hero?
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I say if you're worried, vote smart. Vote smart.
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Normal is in the eye of the beholder.
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Chocolate and candy. That's what we brought in to our friends. We worked in East Berlin with other artists who were smuggled out to come work in the Western Bloc. It was extraordinary because people in East Berlin just wanted to know what was happening. Music. Fashion. The news. All of the things we get every day.
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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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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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For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.
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Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.
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Her least favorite thing: VOLUNTARY IGNORANCE
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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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If you're willing to stand for what you believe in ... you won't need advice from me, because you will be able to handle whatever comes.