Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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What other people label or might try to call failure, I have learned is just God's way of pointing you in a new direction.
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You are not the product of your circumstances. You are a composite of all the things you believe, and all the places you believe you can go. Your past does not define you. You can step out of your history and create a new day for yourself. Even if the entire culture is saying, "You can't." Even if every single possible bad thing that can happen to you does. You can keep going forward.
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God is a feeling experience and not a believing experience. If your religion is a believing experience ... then that's not truly God.
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You gotta be willing to fail...if you're afraid of failing, you won't get very far.
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Find a way to get paid for doing what you love. Then every paycheck will be a bonus.
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You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self doubt.
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A friend of mine says that perfection is a road, not a destination.
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Leadership is about empathy.
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You are not your circumstances. You are your possibilities. If you know that, you can do anything.
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I understand why people think we're gay. There isn't a definition in our culture for this kind of bond between women. So I get why people have to label it – how can you be this close without it being sexual?
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I can honestly say that I'm not a person who thinks about awards, as much I think about the work itself.
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What you're thinking, what you're saying, what you're doing, is having an impact on you and the people around you.
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You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.
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If it doesn't feel right, don't do it. That is the lesson, and that lesson alone will save you a lot of grief.
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Taking care of your body, no matter what your age, is an investment.
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Time isn't the enemy. Fear of change is. Accept that nothing lasts forever and you'll start to appreciate the advantages of whatever age you are now.
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Become the change you want to see - those are words I live by.
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Don't live your life to please other people.
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Even the wildest dreams have to start somewhere. Allow yourself the time and space to let your mind wander and your imagination fly.
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I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk.
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I also like some of Joel Osteen's work. I think he's now doing a book about one of my favorite sermons of his, "The Power of 'I Am.' " I just love that sermon.
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Everybody matters. Everyone just wants to be heard.
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What I know for sure is that pleasure is energy reciprocated. What you put out comes back. Your base level of pleasure is determined by how you view your whole life.
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An nice lady in the back...asked what I thought about how we begin to move forward. I think it is up to each individual, which then moves to your family, which moves to your community. Each person, in their own life, let your life be a light for peace, for justice, for all that is good. Just let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.