Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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At first, before you meet her, you're like, 'I'm gonna meet Angelina Jolie! I'm talking to Angelina Jolie!' And then, within a matter of five minutes, you're like, 'Oh, I'm just talking to my director,' and it's just back to work. She really is all about the work. She's so surprisingly down-to-earth.
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If you have a movie coming out, and people are talking about you, the amount of scripts will build.
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To be perfectly truthful, I was not a very brilliant student, even at chemistry school.
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I understand that the nature of politics sometimes involves fending off frivolous, anonymous allegations.
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I think good companies can navigate being public and doing the right things for their customers.
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I tell my daughter Nyssa, 'You should respect my work, and I will also respect yours when you grow up.' 'Work is worship' is what I have told her.
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I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff.
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One of the things Kuhn said about normal science is that people 'expect' things to be discovered.
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I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism.
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I tend to play characters that I can infuse with certain kinds of humour. Even the baddest guy can be funny in his own particular way. I want the audience to engage with the character on some deeper level so that they leave the cinema still thinking about him.
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Unless you have a long-running series, most actors just go job to job if you're lucky to keep working. You just do a movie or a play or a TV thing, and it's over at some point.
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I'm just so glad that I started acting when I did because I had this wealth of life experience. I don't know if I'd have been able to handle it had I gone out to L.A. at 22.
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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
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If you write a novel alone you sit and you weave a little narrative. And it's O.K., but it's of no account.
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The demand that school finances be transferred away from local school districts to the state and/or federal government has been a long-time favorite of the educationist lobbies.
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I was a Girl Scout!
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I'm 68 years old, and I'm as much a criminal now as I was at the age of 22. And, I'm even more of a dissident than I was then.
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You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
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Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.
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The familiar trope of the woman in peril doesn't really interest me.
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I feel like fashion and music relate to each other in a lot of ways. I always had to be creative: I'm a very creative person. I always liked making stuff. Apart from music, I always liked making clothes. You're able to express yourself.
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I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.
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There's so many different styles to it. I use my athletic ability to create shots for open people, I run the floor, then also space the floor as well. That's what I try to do.
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Surround yourself only with those who lift you higher.
