Oprah Winfrey Quotes
How do I define success? Let me tell you, money's pretty nice. But having a lot of money does not automatically make you a successful person. What you want is money and meaning. You want your work to be meaningful, because meaning is what brings the real richness to your life.
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My mother has been a wonderful model for the professional woman - a loving mother dedicated to both her family and her work. She inspired me, made me proud, and developed in me an enormous respect for women in general.
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I want you to feel happy and enjoy the theatre of my life the way that I do. No matter what happens with my music and wherever I go - that heart of that glamorous girl in New York will never be gone.
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When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter.
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If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
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President Obama has contempt for real money.
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When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
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I'm potentially worth a lot of money, but I've got to go and make something that's worth a lot of money.
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You don't need money to be free. You can just say if you don't need stuff, you're always free.
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To have the kind of success I have had is really amazing, and I am incredibly grateful.
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I watched 'Evil Dead' when I was 12. I was going through all the horror I could grab. I remember going to the video store and asking for something 'real.' And the guy gave me the 'Evil Dead' VHS. When you're 12, you're not supposed to see that.
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I live my life by these little church signs you see as you drive around, and there's one near me that says, 'If we really knew each other, we would neither idolise nor condemn.' And that's it: if we all knew each other, then we wouldn't treat anybody any different. And there wouldn't be any big stars, I guess.
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I used to believe that people are only born once, but now I feel I have been reborn, like I was given a new life. I see myself as a child, full of energy and hope.
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'Big Bang' is unbelievable; I'm blessed, but it's not the only thing in my life.
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This old notion that work is drudgery is nonsense. Most days, even back when Xerox was under siege, I could not wait to get to the office.
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I made my money in an honest way. And I have declared it all. By co-founding Infosys along with Mr. Murthy and others, I earned financially.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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Trump can spend virtually an unlimited amount of his own money on this election, which makes him unlike any of the other candidates in the race. So those who oppose him will have to work very hard to make sure he doesn't win.
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Movies like that aren't about the visual effects and explosions. They're human stories about family, about life, about death.
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There are such strong women in my life that there's no chance of me getting too big for my boots.
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More than anything, I write about what I know. The experiences that I've had in my life and that we've all had collectively, that's what we draw from.
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Science and psychology have isolated the one prime cause for success or failure in life. It is the hidden self-image you have of yourself.
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Why shouldn't future generations and young Americans have the choice to earn a higher rate of return? Why shouldn't they be able to own their own Social Security so that Congress can't spend it on other things?
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How do I define success? Let me tell you, money's pretty nice. But having a lot of money does not automatically make you a successful person. What you want is money and meaning. You want your work to be meaningful, because meaning is what brings the real richness to your life.
