Oprah Winfrey Quotes
Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.
Quotes to Explore
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I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when I first started out. It was inconcievable to American directors and producers that a Mexican woman could have a lead role.
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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
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I don't do grey. I like my colour, my style.
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In the day-to-day, farm work is stress relief for me. At the end of the day, I love having this other career - my anti-job - that keeps me in shape and gives me control over a vegetal domain.
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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
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I completely get the drag thing.
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People always say 'humbling,' but I actually think it's quite inflating being nominated for an award. It's wonderful; it's a great feeling.
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In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me 'Jackie Who?'.
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In the Great Depression, you bought something if you had the cash to buy it.
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Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.
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Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn't be escapism.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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Obviously Hall & Oates wasn't overlooked by the masses in terms of the record sales.
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At times, training at home is a distraction, so training in Big Bear was a really good change.
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My granddad was a hard worker, and my dad is, too. It was instilled in me as a kid. I never got pocket money; I had to earn it. I had two paper rounds before school, not just one. Wherever I worked, whether it was at football, in the pub, I'd do whatever was asked of me - and more.
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When I was younger, I just put off the writing until later in the day, but now I write early every morning to get it done. I can only write for a few hours at a time; after that, my attention fades.
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I am doing characters that have so many layers. And I am very lucky that I show a lot of variety.
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The forehands or backhands don't mean much after three hours.
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I've personally never had the chance to go to Lambeau Field.
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People associate girls with long blonde hair with the girls in 'Clueless' or 'Legally Blonde.' You can't be smart and educated and have an opinion because you are supposed to be stupid.
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The development of quantum mechanics early in the twentieth century obliged physicists to change radically the concepts they used to describe the world.
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Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.
