Whoopi Goldberg quotes - page 3

Whoopi Goldberg is an American actress, comedian, and television host renowned for her versatility and charisma. Her performances span film, television, and theater, earning her numerous prestigious awards including an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. She has become an influential figure in the entertainment industry and an outspoken advocate for social causes. Here are 77 of her quotes:

When I was doing ensemble theater and comedy work, I felt I had some talents. But when I started doing my shows in Berkeley and found that I could be funny on my own, I was shocked.

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In the dark times, if you have something to hold on to, which is yourself, you'll survive.

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If you don't look out for others, who will look out for you?

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You have to believe in yourself in spite of what other people believe.

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If you can handle the fact that people are going to be mad at you when you do what you think is right, you'll be alright.

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It never occurs to me that there are things I can't do.

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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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Taking action is hard, but know what? Enduring a bad situation can be its own hell.

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. . . what I am is a humanist before anything -- before I'm a Jew, before I'm black, before I'm a woman. And my beliefs are for the human race -- they don't exclude anyone.

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It bums me out tremendously what the church has become, and if it's got me bummed, imagine what Jesus Christ must be feeling.

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I have witnessed things the ancients would have called miracles, but they are not miracles. They are the products of someone's dream, and they happen as the result of hard work.

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You couldn't always trust the history books. They told a diluted truth, a truth by committee.

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Should I be worried about being a slave and being returned to slavery? Because certain things happened in the Constitution that had to change.

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Her least favorite thing: VOLUNTARY IGNORANCE.

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Who amongst us doesn't want to be a hero?

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My family is Jewish, Buddhist, Baptist and Catholic. I don't believe in man-made religions.

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Did you know that we are the only people in the United States who have to have their voting rights okayed every couple of years?

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No matter what you say to yourself, you do want to win. You try to look casual, like you're not thinking, 'oh, please pick me.'

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There are roles I am never considered for. Meryl Streep roles, let's say. Why not? I really wanted to do 'Ironweed,' for example, because the depression era in this country was one of the best for multiracial people, because everybody was poor. Everybody lived in the tents, and under buildings, and under gratings, together.

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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 . . .

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I'm as American as Chevrolet.

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As one who works inside and outside the system, I've come to understand that distribution is a key component.

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