Oprah Winfrey Quotes
Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.
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I love watching the old movies. I love Katharine Hepburn. I just adore her and everything that she stood for. I find it interesting watching the likes of Gene Tierney and those classic movies of the '40s.
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When belief in a god dies, the god dies.
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So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.
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J has told me about his past. I know what happened and why. But he is the one person who made me believe in my talent and whatever happened in the past, he's been a wonderful manager to me.
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I think there's a lot of naivete and hubris within our mix of personalities. That's probably our worst crime. I keep wondering what a 'mature' record means.
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With me serving as the president, we filed a $3-million lawsuit against the league and its member clubs in an attempt to win increased pension benefits and a larger share Of television revenue.
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My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
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I believe, whatever God does, he does it for the good. I always try to look at life like that.
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I love Jen Meyer - she's a dear friend, and Tabitha Simmons as well.
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Recently I've been collecting Star Wars figures again. When I was a kid I couldn't afford them. Now I can so I've been buying them and keeping them in their box for a later date when they'll be worth a lot of money.
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Jealousy is the worst trait in any person.
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I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.
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There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right; and, again, making all crime mean and ugly.
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I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
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The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace.
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If you don't want to deal with them, fine. But don't hamper other people from dealing with them.
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As a writer, one is always a little blind to what one writes.
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I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.
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People usually think that it is the coach who has to raise the spirits of his players; that it is the coach who has to convince his footballers; that it is his job to take the lead all the time. But that's not always the case.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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I've always maintained there is no incompatibility between Islam and democracy. The Europeans in general confuse Islam and Islamism. Islamism is a political movement that instrumentalises the religion to get to power, which has nothing to do with religion. Islam here in Tunisia is a religion of openness, of tolerance.
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This entire most beautiful order of good things is going to pass away after its measure has been exhausted; for both morning and evening were made in them.
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If the nature of the work is properly appreciated and applied, it will stand in the same relation to the higher faculties as food is to the physical body.
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Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.
