Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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When you wake up in the morning looking for the light, the light will come.
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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 truly believe that a woman can have anything she wants - if she's willing to do the hard work it takes to get it.
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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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Ordinary people can bring about change.
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If you feel incomplete, you alone must fill yourself with love in all your empty shattered spaces.
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When I read poetry, I read it aloud. It's so much better that way.
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The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.
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I didn't just fall off the wagon. I let the wagon fall on me.
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You will be wounded many times in your life. You'll make mistakes. Some people will call them failures but I have learned that failure is really God's way of saying, "Excuse me, you're moving in the wrong direction." It's just an experience, just an experience.
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Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.
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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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Once you clarify your purpose for doing something, the way to do it becomes clear.
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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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If you're going to binge, literature is definitely the way to do it.
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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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Always listen to your inner voice.
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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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You become what you believe.
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I love hearing stories, telling stories, sharing stories. I've shared 37,000 on the Oprah show! Every day I was like the town crier.
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You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.
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Do what you want to do, when you want to do it ... and not a moment sooner.
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I learned that I could control my life. You are the master of your fate. . . you are the captain of your soul. I took control and went to my space. . . My space. . . the universal energy. . . I tapped into that space of divine flow, where all beings, all things are connected. That space is real. You cannot have a meaningful life without having spiritual self-reflection. Know who you are and why you are here. When you tap into that space, divine flow, that universal energy, you become untouchable in what you are called to do.
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When you're doing the work you're meant to do, it feels right and every day is a bonus, regardless of what you're getting paid.