Oprah Winfrey Quotes
There is a lesson in almost everything that you do, and getting the lesson is how you move forward. It is how you enrich your spirit.
Quotes to Explore
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Marriage has made me safer.
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I make sure I sing a cappella to let people know I can sing.
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Careers don't interest me. The only thing that interests me is continuing to be a poet on one level or another, whether acting or writing or directing.
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Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces.
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Church was a requirement - there was no choice in the matter; so was vacation bible school. Gospel has been in me since I was a kid.
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I rarely cook traditional risotto, but I love other grains cooked similarly - barley, spelt or split wheat. I find they have more character than rice and absorb other flavours more wholeheartedly.
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I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.
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Men and women should stay apart, till their hearts grow gentle towards one another again.
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I want to be the best version of myself - intellectually, emotionally, and physically. So I like to wear clothes that I feel comfortable in, that reflect that.
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I made a lot of movies that people loved when I was a kid, but I didn't have any real relationship to them.
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I watch a lot of hockey. There are some good hockey players and there are some awfully stupid hockey players.
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I think that 'Lost' is a bit of a dinosaur in terms of the type of show it is. The economics just don't support making a show this big and complicated profitable enough for a network.
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Sometimes, by using the most over-the-top, ridiculous plot device you can imagine, you get some interesting little conflicts and cool things that you might not otherwise have a chance to explore.
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Sometimes there are some matchups and man-to-mans that you like to match up on.
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My grandad was a miner. My father, brother, and uncles all work in industry.
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Kids coming out of college want that urban core excitement more and more.
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I'm not one for Sudoku or crosswords - the thing that fires my little brain is doing tour budgets.
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In your generation, everybody is constantly bombarded with all kinds of different input from different cultures, and that's a strength, that's a positive thing. That's why I remain confident about America's ability to compete in the world, precisely because we've got a little bit of everybody in this country.
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Whoever has recognized the vainglory of individuality will not attach any store ("n'attachera aucun prix à", Fr.) to fame. The only one thing which is really valuable, it is to do good.
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Money lost-nothing lost, Health lost-little lost, Spirit lost-everything lost.
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Democracy begins in human conversation. A democratic conversation does not require elaborate rules of procedure or utopian notions of perfect consensus. What it does require is a spirit of mutual respect-people conversing critically with one another in an atmosphere of honesty and shared regard.
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It's not about being right, it's about getting it right.
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There is a lesson in almost everything that you do, and getting the lesson is how you move forward. It is how you enrich your spirit.
