Oprah Winfrey Quotes
The expectation of my life was that I might be able to work for some good white folks. Now I got some good white folks working for me.
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I get up, go and get a coffee, and go do the crossword - I'm loyal to one particular paper, the 'Guardian' - and that's my idea of a perfect morning.
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I often will write a scene from three different points of view to find out which has the most tension and which way I'm able to conceal the information I'm trying to conceal. And that is, at the end of the day, what writing suspense is all about.
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Whatever our creed, we stand with admiration before the sublime character of Jesus.
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And it's one thing to give people freedom and something else to deny the rights of Christians to assert their faith in order to keep Hindus from feeling upset.
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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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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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A lot of West Virginia is untouched. It doesn't have as many strip malls, it has these old towns that feel like it used to be how it looked. Charleston has this river that runs through it, and it's really beautiful.
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I've had completely gray hair since, like, 30.
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If I don't create, I don't exist.
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I don't laugh out loud at comics a lot.
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Quirky is what a guy would call a girl he doesn't understand.
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When I went to Africa, I was reduced to floods of tears every day.
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I don't think Christ becomes real to us until we hit a low point in our lives and realize just how much we need Him. That's why faith affects every area of your life.
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If I was Sean Connery, I would have been macho.
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I have to have a cheat day. I know when I'm being good all week long that come Sunday, I'm going to lie by the pool, have a drink, and eat some pizza.
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A lot of the time, people think I'm really dumb or really uncomfortable talking to them, which is kind of a real thing.
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Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.
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We all love to be admired and given compliments, but I don't really keep track.
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For me, I look at a pilot and go, 'I see the landscape. I see the characters. I see the direction and the potential of the story.' And I also go, 'That didn't work. I could change that. Maybe that works. I don't know. We'll see.' For me, I look at it, as an actor, as what can I improve upon?
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If we take a hard look at what poverty is, its nature, it's not pretty - it's full of trauma. And we're able to accept trauma with certain groups, like with soldiers, for instance - we understand that they face trauma and that trauma can be connected to things like depression or acts of violence later on in life.
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I'm funny. I'm a comedian. I'm not a clown.
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Does each of us need to suffer agony to understand how brutal our gridiron entertainment is? Surely, seeing is believing enough. So, what is football doing to us as a people? How do we explain an America that alone in the world so loves this savage sport?
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The expectation of my life was that I might be able to work for some good white folks. Now I got some good white folks working for me.
