It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're willing to accept the consequences of doing what you want to do.

Quote by Whoopi Goldberg

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I'm fighting the label of Black actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes,...

I'm fighting the label of Black actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes,...

Born ham, that's basically me.

Born ham, that's basically me.

I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities.

I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities.

I don't have pet peeves, I have whole kennels of irritation.

I don't have pet peeves, I have whole kennels of irritation.

For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.

For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.

And I don't believe that I have to stay on one side of the fence...

And I don't believe that I have to stay on one side of the fence...

I am an artist, art has no color and no sex.

I am an artist, art has no color and no sex.

When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks...

When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks...

Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.

Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.

I don't really view communism as a bad thing.

I don't really view communism as a bad thing.

Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's...

Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's...

When I started, I knew I didn't fit any visual that anyone was going to...

When I started, I knew I didn't fit any visual that anyone was going to...

I don't look like Halle Berry. But chances are, she's going to end up looking...

I don't look like Halle Berry. But chances are, she's going to end up looking...

Normal is in the eye of the beholder.

Normal is in the eye of the beholder.

Sitting at the table during Color Purple and looking up and suddenly realizing I was...

Sitting at the table during Color Purple and looking up and suddenly realizing I was...

I grew up in a time when it would never have occurred to anyone to...

I grew up in a time when it would never have occurred to anyone to...

When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind...

When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind...

I want Carl Sagan to explain the sky to me.

I want Carl Sagan to explain the sky to me.

You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.

You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.

I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically...

I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically...