Oprah Winfrey Quotes
When ordinary people decide to do extraordinary things they transform their lives and the lives of others around them.
Quotes to Explore
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The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.
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I come from an immigrant family, but I know no other nationality apart from British.
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The Strauss Group identified water as a strategic category presenting significant business opportunity in line with the Group's long term business strategy and vision. We view the development of a technology that enables high quality drinking water for both home and offices as a means to improve the quality of life of millions of people.
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I was being groomed to be a tennis player for sure. My grandparents and parents realised I had a natural athletic ability and if I was forced to do it, I could probably do well. But all I wanted was to play pretend.
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Compared to how I have raced before and how I have competed, the success that I have had, this does look like doom compared to it.
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From age 16, I lived and breathed wine. I read every magazine and book about wine.
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You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
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I am such a do-goody, people-pleasing kid - or I was - I don't think I've ever been fired, not even from an ice cream shop, magician for kids' parties, not even in my early jobs in radio.
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And when did mere preaching do any good? Put something in the place of these things. Fill the vacuum of the mind.
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I know what it is like to fear violence. I understand the adrenalin rush that comes before violent confrontations. I write my scripts from an emotional point of view and direct so the audience can experience this adrenalin rush.
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In our society, everyone wants to be a celebrity overnight.
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A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
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Back in May of 2008, the Kindle was still quite new, and we focused on that.
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Back when I was growing up, it was like, 'You're too young to know what you want. We're telling you what you want. It doesn't matter if you like it. And you are stupid. Just so you know.'
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I'm very good friends with my former coaches. We speak on the phone a lot.
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My grandparents used to bring me books every time they saw me.
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Refugees are the human dimensions of a failed state.
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Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.
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No industry in living memory has collapsed faster than daily print journalism.
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The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath.
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As we began to read more and more journals of men who had been in the Civil War and then been in the Indian Wars, we realized there was a whole universe of men whose souls had been shattered, whose lives had been utterly destroyed by what they had to do.
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In any given moment, a man's growth is optimized if he leans just beyond his edge, his capacity, his fear. He should not be too lazy, happily stagnating in the zone of security and comfort. Nor should he push far beyond his edge, stressing himself unnecessarily, unable to metabolize his experience. He should lean just slightly beyond the edge of fear and discomfort. Constantly. In everything he does.
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When ordinary people decide to do extraordinary things they transform their lives and the lives of others around them.
