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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If you are idle, you are on the road to ruin; and there are few stopping-places upon it. It is rather a precipice than a road
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I sometimes try to think of my life as an Iranian, and it is hard to imagine. I am grateful for the life I have had in America and all the amazing opportunities and experiences it has given me. But there is a spirit in Iranians I can see that is unbounded by geography.
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My thing is about following the accidental, more than trying to paint an accurate bowl of apples. I enjoy most following the paint. It leads me somewhere else. I think I enjoy just letting the magic unfold and letting the spirit of the paint tell me where we're going.
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The mere knowledge of secrets will not help the amateur conjurer very far on the road to success.
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Our children give us the opportunity to become the parents we always wished we'd had.
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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.
