“I disagree with a lot of stuff a lot of people say, but there is a dialogue to have with people that I was taught by my mom – how to be respectful and listen. You can get loud and move on after you are finished with it, that is how I work. I have a different approach. I stir the pot just by my presence.”

-Whoopi Goldberg to Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM radio show on Monday

“I’m looking forward to the hot topics. The thing I’m looking forward to the least is getting in between everyone talking at one time.”

-Whoopi Goldberg on what she is most and least excited about at her new job co-hosting The View