Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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No matter who you are, no matter what your culture is, it is absolutely possible to look out and extend yourself in such a way, that you can connect to other people and find that we are more alike than we are different.
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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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Taking care of your body, no matter what your age, is an investment.
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When I read poetry, I read it aloud. It's so much better that way.
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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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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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I think I do speak to all ages, but the emphasis is, unlike everybody else who is chasing the Millennials, I'm not chasing the Millennials.
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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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I've learned that you can't have everything and do everything at the same time.
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Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives.
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You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
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We're all looking for the highest, fullest expression of ourselves as a human being.
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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 only have to believe that you can succeed, that you can be whatever your heart desires, be willing to work for it, and you can have it.
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My response is that I love the church.
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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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If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.
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Nobody’s journey is seamless or smooth. We all stumble. We all have setbacks. It’s just life’s way of saying, ‘Time to change course.’
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When you're passionate about your work, it feels like you would do it even if no one were paying you.
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A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.
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You become excellent, and when you become excellent, no-one can take that away from you.
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Interviewing people, I don't miss that at all. I do miss kibitzing with the audience because after every show I would spend half an hour to 40 minutes talking to people.
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No experience is ever wasted. Everything has meaning.