Oprah Winfrey Quotes
Women of South Africa are some of the most powerful people on Earth. Change what you believe is possible for yourself.
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I'm truly blessed with great genes. I've never done anything drastic in my life, and I can proudly say I haven't tried any of those crazy fad diets, either. I believe in eating right and living healthy. Plus, I love going to the gym, and I enjoy yoga because it streamlines your body.
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Women's inclusion in the economy is one of the most important issues in Israel.
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After 'The Poisonwood Bible' was published, several people believed that my parents were missionaries, which could not be further from the truth.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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People who have a sense of peace that their priorities are in the right place also have a sense of humility and a realistic view on life.
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I think a lot of people think I'm doing kind of a character onstage, but what you're really getting is just me.
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I believe that given the audience attention level, we could do an even more compelling 90 minutes.
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I think women are by nature competitive - secretly, privately within their own selves, on lots of different levels, on the way they look, perform.
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We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans.
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We do hear perhaps too many accolades generally aimed at people like Steve Jobs. We have to remember that there are other classic things in life that we undervalue and take them for granted. If you think of the classic lines of the modern jet aircraft, it's really been there since early World War II.
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There's consciousness in my music, and my music comes from a conscious place. And when people say that, I certainly take it as a compliment. But my job, in terms of selling my music, is to be universal and to try to get it to everybody.
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When one tears away the veils and shows them naked, people's souls give off such a pungent smell of decay.
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I believe it's a woman's right to decide what she wants to wear and if a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can't she also wear everything?
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People give us credit only for what we ourselves believe.
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I wouldn't mind at all coming back to earth after my death.
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At the end of the day, New Yorkers need a mayor who understands the problems they face, brings a smart plan and good people to the table, and, more than anything, has the independence, courage and conviction to do the right thing.
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I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.
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On the subject of religious belief, we relax standards of reasonableness and evidence that we rely on in every other area of our lives. We relax so totally that people believe the most ludicrous propositions, and are willing to organize their lives around them.
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A wave isn't like a skate ramp or mountain; everything's moving around and you have to time how to move along with it. That's easier with a slow wave.
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I find it's nice when I can be a listener and absorb things coming at me. It's important, especially for me, when so much of my job is about putting things out into the world. So those quiet moments are rejuvenating.
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I'm not a real big wine drinker. I enjoy wine from a distance.
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A man who believes the word of a donkey in preference to my word does not deserve to be lent anything.
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Women of South Africa are some of the most powerful people on Earth. Change what you believe is possible for yourself.
