Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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I choose to rise up out of that storm and see that in moments of desperation, fear, and helplessness, each of us can be a rainbow of hope, doing what we can to extend ourselves in kindness and grace to one another. And I know for sure that there is no them - there's only us.
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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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Move with the flow. Don't fight the current. Resist nothing. Let life carry you. Don't try to carry it.
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You become what you believe.
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Once you clarify your purpose for doing something, the way to do it becomes clear.
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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 you tend to create your own blessings. You have to prepare yourself so that when opportunity comes, you're ready.
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I tried documentaries.It wasn't the time for me. I was going to try to do the same thing, I did make a valiant attempt but it did not work - to do the same thing with documentaries that we had done with the book club [in 2011]. The zeitgeist wasn't ready. It just wasn't ready.
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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 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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Forgivness is letting go of the hope that the past can be changed.
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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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I think that the idea of reaching young girls that are in college is something that we are strongly open to because who better wants to know how to live a more purposeful life than people who are starting out?
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Don't live your life to please other people.
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I didn't just fall off the wagon. I let the wagon fall on me.
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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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You want to make decisions that are meaningful to you, and that are going to continue to enhance you being who you really are and what your message to the world is, and everybody has one. The real important thing is to know what that message is and how you want to carry that forward.
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Right now you are one choice away from a new beginning.
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I believe luck is preparation meeting opportunity. If you hadn’t been prepared when the opportunity came along, you wouldn’t have been lucky.
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Always listen to your inner voice.
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You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.
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The next time you look into the mirror, try to let go of the storyline that says you're too fat or too sallow, too ashy or too old, your eyes are too small or your nose too big; just look into the mirror and see your face. When the criticism drops away, what you will see then is just you, without judgment, and that is the first step towards transforming your experience of the world.
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Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable.