Oprah Winfrey Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
Kuwait City is not gorgeous, actually, but it's got a kind of Epcot Center thing going for it. It's not pretty. But it's striking, I'll give it that. It's not as over-the-top as Abu Dhabi or Dubai. But nearly.
-
Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.
-
Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.
-
Depth on different levels is so important to me. You look at a band like The Beatles, all their material has so much depth to it. And I want people to be able to run away with my melodies and get lost in them and take the lyrics and be able to relate to them.
-
It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics.
-
In our local Baptist church, I sang in the choir and formed a gospel quartet. When our minister caught me messing with his guitar, he taught me three positions – one, four and five. After that, I taught myself to play.
-
You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.
-
A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
-
Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!
-
Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
-
There are still times in my life where I pull back from being totally honest, and I can't imagine a single straight person who would understand that.
-
I'll admit that I do quite like drinks that come in coconut shells. So there's always that.
-
President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.
-
As long as I know my head's in the right place, my feet are on the ground, I think I'll be fine.
-
There really are three types of 'religious' movies: the ones that make fun of it, the ones that vilify it and the ones that literally preach to the converted.
-
I've always wanted to tackle the casual part of dressing. Knits to me are always just easy. I've fantasized about packing a suitcase of only knits: You just throw them in, roll them in a ball, pull them out and they still look fabulous.
-
The truth is I had lots of rehab and now I have a clean bill of health.
-
Since ancient times, people from throughout Asia have brought to Japan their talents, knowledge and energy, helping to lay the basis for Japan's existence as a country.
-
The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service to Him. It is never 'Do, do' with the Lord, but 'Be, be' and He will 'do' through you. The only way to keep true to God is by a steady persistent refusal to be interested in Christian work and to be interested alone in Jesus Christ.
-
Most so-called writers keep writing and writing with the hope, some day, to find something to say.
-
… life is meaningless unless you bring meaning to it; … it is up to us to create our own existence. Unless you do something, unless you make something it's as though you aren't there.
-
My undergraduate years at the University of Nebraska were a special time in my life: the combination of partying and intellectual awakening that is what the undergraduate years are supposed to be. I went to the university with the goal of becoming an engineer; I had no concept that one could pursue science as a career.
-
Start embracing the life that is calling you and use your life to serve the world.
