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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There's something so soothing about the hum of Grand Central Station.
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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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What's life without love? You can accomplish everything you want in life, but without anyone to share it with, what's it really worth?
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I don't get hung up about anything really.
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We live in an ocean of air like fish in a body of water. By our breathing we are attuned to our atmosphere. If we inhibit our breathing we isolate ourselves from the medium in which we exist. In all Oriental and mystic philosophies, the breath holds the secret to the highest bliss.
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Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.
