Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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I became so frustrated with visiting inner-city schools (in America) that I just stopped going. The sense that you need to learn just isn't there. If you ask the kids what they want or need, they will say an iPod or some sneakers. In South Africa, they don't ask for money or toys. They ask for uniforms so they can go to school.
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If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the spirit.
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The only courage you will need is the courage to live the life you are meant to.
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All you need to do is know who you are.
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Back then, a few doilies and napkins were all that a lot of women had. In the little house where I grew up, the pillowcases my grandmother embroidered were the only things of beauty.
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I live inside God's dream for me. I don't try to tell God what I'm supposed to do. . . God can dream a bigger dream for you than you can dream for yourself.
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Meditate. Breathe consciously. Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment. Make the connection.
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One of the things that I encourage for anybody who is interested in their own charity or philanthropy is to start from where you are and what has mattered to you.
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I would say that during the time that I was 14 and pregnant - I didn't even know what pregnancy was when I got pregnant - I was trying to do everything I could to harm myself. I said to God, "God, if you want me to die, then you're going to have to kill me".
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The ultimate comfort zone is within.
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I consider this world to be like a school and our lives to be the classrooms.
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I make sure to use my life for that which can be of goodwill. It has fortified me spiritually and emotionally.
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You really haven't changed, you've just become more of yourself. That is really what were all trying to do: become more of ourselves.
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You will find true success and happiness if you have only one goal, there really is only one, and that is this: to fulfill the highest most truthful expression of yourself as a human being. You want to max out your humanity by using your energy to lift yourself up, your family and the people around you. Theologian Howard Thurman said it best. He said, “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
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Bravery shows up in everyday life when people have the courage to live their truth, their vision and their dreams.
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Whatever your secret, live your own truth; life is too short.
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For me to live in a world that is not inclusive of other people who are not Christian would be the opposite of Christianity.
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I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.
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Your true passion should feel like breathing; it’s that natural.
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Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.
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For years I've advocated keeping a gratitude journal, writing down five things every day that brought pleasure and gratefulness.
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You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.
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Purpose is the thread that connects the dots to everything you do that leads you to an extraordinary life.
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Intent and service-that is my motto.