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The Africans know I'm not an African. I'm an American.
Whoopi Goldberg
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Whoopi Goldberg
Age: 68
Born: 1955
Born: November 13
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If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of twenty million full-time volunteers.
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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 am where I am because I believe in all possibilities.
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