Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.
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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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In God, I move and breathe and have my being.
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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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Ordinary people can bring about change.
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In every aspect of our lives, we are always asking ourselves, How am I of value? What is my worth? Yet I believe that worthiness is our birthright.
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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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How you spend your time defines who you are.
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I have crossed over on the backs of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Madam C. J. Walker. Because of them I can now live the dream. I am the seed of the free, and I know it. I intend to bear great fruit.
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Right now you are one choice away from a new beginning - one that leads you toward becoming the fullest human being you can be.
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The life you want is waiting to rise up to meet you ... Will you accept it? Do you feel worthy enough to accept it?
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Whatever your calling or purpose is, it's your job to feel it. No gift that you have been given was made for yourself.
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The expectation of my life was that I might be able to work for some good white folks. Now I got some good white folks working for me.
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There are no mistakes in life!
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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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The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.
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You need to dream a bigger dream for yourself. That is the lesson. Hold the highest vision possible for your life and it can come true.
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One of my best moves is to surround myself with friends who, instead of asking, 'Why?' are quick to say, 'Why not?' That attitude is contagious.
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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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To move forward you have to give back.
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Making other people happy is what brings me happiness. I have a blessed life, and I have always shared my life's gifts with others. I will continue to use my voice and my life as a catalyst for encouraging people to help make a difference in the lives of others.
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The way to choose happiness is to follow what is right and real and the truth for you. You can never be happy living someone else's dream. Live your own. And you will for sure know the meaning of happiness.
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I did not believe what I was told about being poor and black and female in Mississippi in 1954.
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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.