Gayle King Quotes

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Gayle King

Profession : Entertainer

Birth : December 28, 1954

My first memory of the Rolling Stones is listening to 'Satisfaction' at a sixth-grade slumber party at a friend's house in Ankara, Turkey, where my family was living at the time. In the middle of our sleepover, my friend's dad stopped the record when he heard the words 'girlie action!'

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I'm the oldest of three girls. My sisters say I can be bossy.

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People think that I don't work, and I fly around in Oprah's private plane doing whatever I want.

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I have to admit, if Oprah were a man, I would marry her.

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Boots in January are always a good look, and some of the cutest ones I've seen lately were designed by Ivanka Trump, who knows a thing or two about style.

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I consider myself lucky that Sheila Johnson, the cofounder of Black Entertainment Television, didn't choose to rest on her very impressive business laurels. Her luscious 100 percent modal scarves, printed with photos she takes all over the world, are gorgeous. Wearing one is like being wrapped in a hug.

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A good restaurant just makes me giddy. I can go all day with anticipation just knowing where I'm going to eat. Sometimes it's well planned, sometimes it's spontaneous. Either way works.

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So people ask, 'But how can you work for a friend?' I say it's because I know that the magazine is called 'O.' The bottom line is somebody has to have the final word. Oprah's not right all the time, but her record is pretty damn good. That's not to say you can't disagree.

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All Oprah needs is a good book. My only request when she's building any house is, 'Could I please have a TV in my bedroom?'

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I grew up in an all-white community.

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I only tweet if I discover something that's fantastic, or if I heard something really great.

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I wish I wasn't so technically challenged, because it puts you at a distinct disadvantage. I wish I could figure out a way to get more up to speed.

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People respond faster to you on a text than an e-mail. Why is that? Why will they ignore an e-mail, but get back to a text?

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I wish there was something where you could blink an eye and be somewhere. I'm a very nervous flier. I wish we could get from point A to point B instantly.

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I changed my name from Gail to Gayle in seventh grade because I liked to make a loopy 'y.'

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When I want to support a film starring actors I like, I purchase several tickets at the box office - even if I can't stay for the movie.

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I majored in psychology, and I still love listening to people's problems.

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No show can be 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' including 'The Gayle King Show.' I think she's very good but I think I'm very good too. I think we have different skill sets... but I don't think that I could do what she does and never have.

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I know that Oprah and I mean a lot to each other... I know at all times I have somebody that I can count on always.

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I know for sure that nothing is guaranteed. Life always changes. I know for sure that I'm open to all possibilities always... let's just say my life is never boring.

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