Oprah Winfrey Quotes
Even if you flippin' fries at McDonald's, if you are excellent, everybody wants to be in your line.
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Well, when you get into the business, what you have to realize is that signing autographs and getting 'bothered' is just part of the deal. It's not a bother to me at all. That's part of being an actor and that's something you have to realize before you ever get into this business.
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You either are or you're not.
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So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.
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When you are dining with a demon, you got to have a long spoon.
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I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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When you are performing in theater, you feel so connected to your audience. It's exhilarating!
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It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week.
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Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.
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Where I'm from, you're a square if you go to church or if you decide to read the Koran or Bible.
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You set up the story, but the characters start talking, and they go places that you didn't expect. You have to follow.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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NoScript is probably the most important privacy tool, but it costs you in convenience.
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The only thing that is real is the being in you that is going to die.
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The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does.
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How well you eat and rest helps you analyse your energy reserves.
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You'd be surprised how hard it can often be to translate an action into an idea.
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A couple of defeats, and you are gone - that's the danger of World Cups.
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Hatred, intolerance, poor hygienic conditions and violence all have roots in illiteracy, so we're trying to do something to help the poor and the needy.
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In the long run, we need to build a leadership force of people. We have a whole strategy around not only providing folks with the foundational experience during their two years with us, but also then accelerating their leadership in ways that is strategic for the broader education reform movement.
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The worst thing would be for a Canada to develop a Hollywood. This is an industry we are going to have to fight to defend. We have to compete now so productions stay here. We don't want entertainment to be like the steel industry.
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Even if you flippin' fries at McDonald's, if you are excellent, everybody wants to be in your line.
