Oprah Winfrey Quotes
And how do you know when you're doing something right? How do you know that? It feels so. What I know now is that feelings are really your GPS system for life. When you're supposed to do something or not supposed to do something, your emotional guidance system lets you know. The trick is to learn to check your ego at the door and start checking your gut instead.
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When a system of oppression has become institutionalized it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive.
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I guess, for better or for worse, I am an American composer, and I've had a wonderful life being exactly that.
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It became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality.
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Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that.
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Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President.
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When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.
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Spiritual life can certainly follow the pattern one sees in the fake martial arts, with most teachers making nebulous and magical claims that never get tested, while their students derange themselves with weird ideas, empty rituals, and other affectations.
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Some people believe they chose homosexuality, and some believe they didn't. Who's to say one is wrong? It's not fair to generalize anyone's sexuality or walk of life.
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I just worry a lot. I'm a worrier. Michelle and Barack are really dear to me. I mean, I love them. And I don't want to see them get hurt. Just the nature of politics is hurtful. So every time they are hurt, I get hurt. It's a lot to ask of people, and it's a lot to see your friends go through. It's hard not to get emotional.
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When I'm recording my album, I want to be acting, or when I'm on set, I want to be making music. I guess we'll see how it turns out and which one overpowers the other... but I couldn't really see my life without them, both of them.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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That's the kind of consumer society we live in. We're always looking for the next product that's going to change your life instead of just going out and changing your life.
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I would never say that being Bob Marley's son has been a pressure. It has been a door opener.
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My only goal as a comedian was to stomp the life out of the model-minority myth.
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And I don't believe that melodramatic feelings are laughable - they should be taken absolutely seriously.
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Child actors come off as work being their life and doing it 24/7, but I still have those days where it's totally, like, whatever: shopping, movies, adventures.
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I never had any social life, just played the piano and studied, studied, studied.
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I feel like my life has always been the 'Hey Look at Me Show.' I'm not apologetic about that.
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If everybody that voted in 2008 shows up in 2010, we will win this election. We will win this election.
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I don't think I will ever write about politics or foreign policy. I feel like there is so much good writing in those areas that I have little to add. I also like to steer clear of writing about people whom I do not personally like.
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You usually think . . . that your feelings about a given event are primarily reactions to the event itself. It seldom occurs to you that the
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It would be disrespectful to take my stardom and bully my way into the fashion industry.
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The morning steals upon the night, Melting the darkness.
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And how do you know when you're doing something right? How do you know that? It feels so. What I know now is that feelings are really your GPS system for life. When you're supposed to do something or not supposed to do something, your emotional guidance system lets you know. The trick is to learn to check your ego at the door and start checking your gut instead.
