Oprah Winfrey Quotes
You become what you believe - not what you wish or want but what you truly believe. Wherever you are in life, look at your beliefs. They put you there.
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I've traveled all the way around the world; I've been to over 95 countries, so I love ethnic food, different types of cuisine.
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I'll tell you sort of an odd story: My music taste changed on 9/11. And it's very strange. I actually intellectually find this very curious. But on 9/11, I didn't like how rock music responded. And country music collectively, the way they responded, it resonated with me.
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Most of us, if we're not careful, tend to dehumanize the enemy.
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My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.
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I have always found women difficult. I don't really understand them. To begin with, few women tell the truth.
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The leader of the market today may not necessarily be the leader tomorrow.
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I was a child of a tech family. My grandfather was a nuclear physicist and was always a gadget guy.
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My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job.
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Talking to other people who make low-budget movies, everyone kind of has the same struggle.
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My college, Fitzwilliam, was pretty good but unfashionable and I lived in digs so I was not part of the cloistered 'old college' environment, which frankly was a bit intimidating. But I worked hard and settled in by exploring politics and girls.
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I've always had mostly women come out to see me perform. That's the reason the guys show up; they know R. Kelly is going to draw the women. Most of the songs I'm singing are catering to women anyway.
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My mom and I have always been really close. She's always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn't have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I think growing up in New York, you see so much at such a young age, there's no bubble to escape into.
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It's always an inner wish of every actor to reach out to maximum audiences.
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It is my nature to strive to do my best. This does tend to take a toll on you.
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Usually I design the lighting and when I have the physical set there, I'm not good at going out loosely and saying, 'Do you what you want, give it to the editor, and he'll figure it out.' I physically then walk on with the actors and I say, 'Let's walk until you guys feel the space works for you, and tell me when all that happens.'
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Norman saw on English oak.On English neck a Norman yoke;Norman spoon to English dish,And England ruled as Normans wish;Blithe world in England never will be more,Till England's rid of all the four.
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One of the most effective ways to learn about oneself is by taking seriously the cultures of others. It forces you to pay attention to those details of life which differentiate them from you.
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What have we achieved? ... In his world, in his culture, this is a major step. From our perspective it isn't.
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Libraries are the backbone of our education system.
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You become what you believe - not what you wish or want but what you truly believe. Wherever you are in life, look at your beliefs. They put you there.
