Oprah Winfrey Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
-
It seemed like the more complex the music we were playing, the less able we were to guarantee its consistency.
-
People are so wonderful that a photographer has only to wait for that breathless moment to capture what he wants on film.
-
My health is fine.
-
The great mass of women throughout history have been confined to the cultural level of animal life in providing the male with sexual outlet and exercising the animal functions of reproduction and care of the young.
-
A lot of news is just entertainment masquerading as news.
-
I had no future with the Dodgers, because I was too closely identified with Branch Rickey. After the club was taken over by Walter O'Malley, you couldn't even mention Mr. Rickey's name in front of him. I considered Mr. Rickey the greatest human being I had ever known.
-
The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent, or employer, or ruler.
-
America's grossly unfair tax system won't lead to class war. Or, if it does, the war will be brief.
-
If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable. You must reach the emotional and intellectual level of ability where you can go out stark naked, emotionally, in front of an audience.
-
You don't make a case for reparations thinking, 'Oh yeah, people are gonna love this.' I didn't see that coming.
-
The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
-
The whole voiceover world is new and different to me and quite challenging.
-
I have been accused of things that I have never done. I have been called a perpetrator of incidents while I was actually a peacemaker. I really don't know why. Yuvraj Singh isn't a party animal; he is just singled out. I don't know why.
-
It is better to be young in your failures than old in your successes.
-
It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
-
I would like to do a romantic comedy, but not a romantic comedy that is cheesy. I want to do an old romantic comedy like 'Roman Holiday' or 'My Fair Lady.'
-
A national security letter cannot be used to authorize eavesdropping or to read the contents of e-mail. But it does permit investigators to trace revealing paths through the private affairs of a modern digital citizen.
-
By the time it's considered socially acceptable to start screwing, most of us are sexually constipated, and this is often an incurable condition. I think young people should be able to have their first sexual love affair whenever they feel like it. In the case of most girls, this would be around 13 or 14; with most boys, around 15 or 16.
-
I thrive on structure. I find my freedom in structure.
-
I describe my plots as follows; A character is walking down the street when all of a sudden a piano falls on them. They spend the rest of the story digging out from under that piano. How they dig, how long and how well, this all depends entirely on the character.
-
If you want to know what an ultimate goal would be, of course it would be utter peace.
-
Mr. Right is coming, but he's in Africa and he's walking.
