My mother's great. She has ...

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.
 Whoopi Goldberg

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Were here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.
 Whoopi Goldberg
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.
 Whoopi Goldberg
When I was a kid they didn't call it dyslexia. They called it you know, you were slow, or you were retarded, or whatever. What you can never change is the effect that the words 'dumb' and 'stupid' have on young people. I knew I wasn't stupid, and I knew I wasn't dumb. My mother told me that. If you read to me, I could tell you everything that you read. They didn't know what it was. They knew I wasn't lazy, but what was it?
 Whoopi Goldberg
That's the thing about Mother Nature, she really doesn't care what economic bracket you're in.
 Whoopi Goldberg
I dig being a mother.
 Whoopi Goldberg