Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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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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I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.
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What I know for sure is this: The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal for this year is, you can get there - as long as you're willing to be honest with yourself about the preparation and work involved. There are no back doors, no free rides. There's just you, this moment, and a choice.
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The miracle of your existence calls for celebration every day.
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Taking care of your body, no matter what your age, is an investment.
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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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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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Happiness is there for the taking - and the making.
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Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable.
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I've always believed free will is a birthright. God even allows us to choose whether to be led by the divine order.
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I didn't just fall off the wagon. I let the wagon fall on me.
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Everybody matters. Everyone just wants to be heard.
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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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Ordinary people can bring about change.
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When you wake up in the morning looking for the light, the light will come.
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I don't want to have to get the lesson of losing [things like health and moving about freely] to appreciate what it was.
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It's time for us as a country to try to come together in ways that freedom was really meant to be.
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Your journey begins with a choice to get up, step out, and live fully.
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Life whispers to you all the time...from the time you wake up in the morning and with every single experience.
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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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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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‎Living in the moment means letting go of the past and not waiting for the future. It means living your life consciously, aware that each moment you breathe is a gift.
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Once you clarify your purpose for doing something, the way to do it becomes clear.
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Failure is life at it's most poignant and it's only there to push you in the right direction.