Oprah Winfrey Quotes
Love somebody. Just one person. And then spread that to two. And as many as you can. You'll see the difference it makes.
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I am of the opinion that the appreciation and the desire for what is good takes more study and insight than does the understanding and test for the best music and art.
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The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
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Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
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Today, I guess I give a lot more thought to the roles before I sign them.
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I think it's less common in France that a man at the age of 50 buys a Porsche and gets a young girlfriend.
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We each take up one virtual space per title... Virtual shelf life is forever. In a bookstore, you have anywhere from a few weeks to a few months to sell your title, and then it gets returned. This is a big waste of money, and no incentive at all for the bookseller to move the book.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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I'm kind of proud of myself. I've been able to keep a certain grace about me, even in the times of disgrace and craziness.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I will be developing artists for my new label. The rest is in God's Hands.
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The first test any poem must pass is no longer, 'Is it true to nature?' but a criterion looking in a different direction: namely, 'Is it sincere? Is it genuine?'
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I remember starting out and covering songs.
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In December 2004, I travelled on the road from Uzbekistan across the Oxus River on which the first Soviet convoys had rolled into Afghanistan 25 years before.
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It's no easy task to either make money online as a publisher or to advertise your product in a world where attention is so fleeting and divided.
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Likewise nanotechnology will, once it gets under way, depend on the tools we have then and our ability to use them, and not on the steps that got us there.
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Hebrew is the language I use to thank the Creator and, also, to swear on the road.
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Beware of geeks bearing formulas.
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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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Learn respect for the feeling function: Become aware of and undo some of your (improper) cultural training so that you grant the moods and messages of the heart the same respect that you give the thoughts and ideas of the mind.
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Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say.
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Some writers are so enthralled by ideas (one thinks of Doris Lessing) that their characters become debaters, and their fables approach allegory.
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Even my older brothers' early success 10 years ago didn't change me since there was such an age difference.
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Love somebody. Just one person. And then spread that to two. And as many as you can. You'll see the difference it makes.
