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I haven't changed from being me.
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A little older, a little quieter.
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But I haven't shut up.
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Ive learned there's alot of stuff I don't want to be bothered with .
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I don't want to come to work and fight.
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And I've gotten a little harder , just in my view of reality.
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There are some things you just can't get around.
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That in the eyes of the majority hiring, Im still first and foremost black.
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"I knew as soon as I hit that light, I was waving>> It's as much a part of my whole being as breathing. I always knew this was it. I didn't know it was going to be like this, you know. But I always knew that I wanted to act.
I grew up in a time when it would never have occurred to anyone to tell me there was anything I couldnt do. You know, I grew up in a time when the country was very pro the people who lived in it. That's why as many changes were able to happen, the March on Washington came into reality. People really believed that they had a stake in the country. So there were all kinds of Invitations to make the country better. So there was never for me, anyone saying, "No, you're going to fail," or "No, there's no place for you." The only thing my mom ever said to me was,"It may be tough, but what isn't?"
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"I hate people expecting me to be more than I am. Expecting me to live up to their expectations, when perhaps I can't. People forgetting that I get cranky, and I get crabby, and I dont always want to be Whoopi Goldberg. Somedays I'm just not in the mood.
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The lack of privacy is tough. I went to the bathroom once and people followed me in, and a lady put her hand up under the stall with a pen and a piece of paper, said she wanted my autograph, I said, could I just finish what Im doing first? So sometimes people just forget, or they grab you and they dont realise that, you know, you're a person that feels. They grab my hair.
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People grab my hair and go, Whoopi>>> And not realise that I dont mind saying hello, but hey>> That hurt, you know. Or when you're rushing, or you're preoccupied and you just cant stop. People arent always understanding. And so you feel bad because you dont want them to think I'll think bad of you. And you...
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