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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Real success means creating a life of meaning through service that fulfills your reason for being here.
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To come from no voice, no power, and to be able to achieve what I have means that only my own personal vision holds me back.
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I have incredible stamina- the what-do-I-got-that-they-ain't-got kind of stamina.
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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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I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.
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My response is that I love the church.
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People never fail to amaze me. They face the unimaginable with a shot of grace and a rush of adrenaline; they steel their nerves; they summon their cool or anger or faith or whatever it takes to pull them through, and they go on to live another day.
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The very first time I had Whitney Houston on my show, however many years ago, I thought, "You are 'the voice.'" You are the voice, that was my name for you.
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If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think.
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I thought, If I'm gonna run a jazz club, if I've got Miles Davis' posters in my bar, I should at least know what his horn sounds like.
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The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.
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The deepest courage we can exercise is continuing to believe in our dreams until we make them come true.
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Never for a moment allow your greatness to interfere with your goodness.
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I am disappointed by this controversy surrounding A Million Little Pieces because I rely on the publishers to define the category that a book falls within and also the authenticity of the work.
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No gesture is too small when done with gratitude.
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All life is energy and we are transmitting it at every moment. We are all little beaming little signals like radio frequencies, and the world is responding in kind.
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It took a lot of courage to take the high road, but I would rather be significant with six million people watching a show with meaning, than everyone watching a show with no meaning.
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You can't give it to others if you don't have it in yourself.
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I believe that there are forces of light and darkness in the world, and I don't want to be a contributor to the force of darkness.
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You become what you believe. You are where you are today in your life based on everything you have believed.
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How do I define success? Let me tell you, money's pretty nice. But having a lot of money does not automatically make you a successful person. What you want is money and meaning. You want your work to be meaningful, because meaning is what brings the real richness to your life.
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Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.
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I am not in the closet. I am not coming out of the closet. I am not gay.