Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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You get to know who you really are in a crisis.
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You become what you believe. And to believe that you are created by the power that's greater than yourself means anything is possible.
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One of the biggest mistakes humans make is to believe there is only one way. There are many diverse paths leading to what you call God.
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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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Leadership is about empathy.
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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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Become the change you want to see - those are words I live by.
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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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Start embracing the life that is calling you and use your life to serve the world.
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There's a surge, there's a kind of energy field that says, 'I'm in my groove, I'm in my groove.' and nobody has to tell you, 'You go, girl,' because you know you're already gone.
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I have crossed over on the backs of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Madam C. J. Walker. Because of them I can now live the dream. I am the seed of the free, and I know it. I intend to bear great fruit.
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What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you.
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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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Step through new doors. The majority of the time there's something fantastic on the other side.
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Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment.
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I see all art as a complement to telling people's stories. I'm in the storytelling business. I believe that the humanity that all of us share is the stories of our lives, and everybody has a story. Your story is as important as the next person's story.
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The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.
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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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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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You gotta be willing to fail...if you're afraid of failing, you won't get very far.
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I was in a conversation and someone said: "You know, we were talking about the whole issue of transgender and how it has become so accepted now, and somebody said, 'You know the Oprah show, I think has had a big impact.'" I said, I don't think so. We did several transgender [shows], but we didn't do as much for transgender as I did for, say, abused kids or battered women. And they said, "But no, you started the conversation. You started the conversation and the conversation has led us to here."
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When people show you who they are ... believe them!
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When you have more respect for yourself and put yourself in a position where you feel your sense of value or worth, that's how you know you're on the right path.
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I've learned to rely on the strength I inherited from all those who came before me-the grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and brothers who were tested with unimaginable hardships and still survived. 'I go forth alone, and stand as ten thousand,' Maya Angelou proclaimed in her poem 'Our Grandmothers.' When I move through the world, I bring all my history with me-all the people who paved the way for me are part of who I am.