Oprah Winfrey Quotes
If friends disappoint you over and over, that's in large part your own fault. Once someone has shown a tendency to be self-centered, you need to recognize that and take care of yourself; people aren't going to change simply because you want them to.
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I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism.
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We must develop huge demonstrations, because the world is used to big dramatic affairs. They think in terms of hundreds of thousands and millions and billions... Billions of dollars are appropriated at the twinkling of an eye. Nothing little counts.
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Advertising is what you do when you can't go see somebody. That's all it is.
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Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.
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I'm a chubby middle-aged white guy with short hair. I think that's it, really. I kind of have a look. Right now, I'm not fat enough to be the fat friend, but I'm not thin enough to be the leading man, so I look like a cop.
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I'm a four-down guy. I can rush the passer and stop the run. I know I can be a difference-maker.
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If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.
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In 1980, shortly before my 11th birthday, I wrote my first essay in English.
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We do not have the idea that all children are valuable parts of society. We only have the idea that our own children are.
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It seems that fighting is a game where everybody is the loser.
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The willingness to be self-critical in England is much greater than the willingness to be self-critical in America.
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There are many cultural prejudices. For instance, even though fresh fish is a regional staple, Catalans don't like sashimi.
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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.
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If major companies sourcing in developing countries care only about price and quality, local suppliers will be lured to cut corners on environmental standards to win contracts.
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Sometimes, it's just unfortunate you get injured in the game. But you can definitely take strides to prevent those things.
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No one really knows who I am or where I came from in America, and there's something quite nice about that.
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Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.
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I've been very ill. You just have to trust the Lord.
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You never want to be caught off guard on the red carpet.
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There's girls that grew up like me and even worse, and they need to know that there is someone out there that can give them hope with my music. It's about inspiring people and helping people.
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Whenever people used to ask me what I wanted to be when I was older, I would always say that I wanted to be a singer. When I was 12, I decided I would do something about it, so I started writing songs.
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Many people (who go to her as volunteers) have found peace, joy and unity in their families by helping the poor.
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I watched the Bush administration overreact to the Clinton administration, who believed they did too much nation building, sustaining other countries, and that's why we never put the commitment on Afghanistan and Iraq that should have been in there under their policy leadership.
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If friends disappoint you over and over, that's in large part your own fault. Once someone has shown a tendency to be self-centered, you need to recognize that and take care of yourself; people aren't going to change simply because you want them to.
