Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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Never give up your power to another person.
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Life is better when you share it.
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I’ve learned not to worry about what might come next.
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It doesn't take a lot to make me happy. I take pleasure from everything I do.
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Know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.
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Is it shocking that it's very difficult for a news organization to do news in America now? It's not shocking because we're a culture that doesn't want news. We want entertainment. We want info-tainment. That's why CNN is having problems.
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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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No gesture is too small when done with gratitude.
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You really can change. Your reality is based on the way you think.
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I know who I am, and the thing about power for me is that it's connected to a source that's obviously greater than myself. Any time you can connect to the source and understand that that's where all of your energy, your creativity, your joy and your triumph come from, I consider that to be authentic power.
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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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When I was going through menopause, I didn't sleep. I didn't sleep for two years and ended up blowing out my thyroid, and I became nonfunctional. It's difficult to remain fully present if I'm not getting enough sleep, so I work at getting enough.
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I felt that it was deeply moving and profound, and of course everybody was like, "Oh, the president [Barack Obama] can sing!" Maybe a little off key! I actually think that the sermon reinforced the very nature of the grace that the victims' families had shown to the world.
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I believe that education is freedom. It provides the tools to affect one's own destiny.
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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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Spirituality for me is recognizing that I am connected to the energy of all creation, that I am a part of it and it is always a part of me.
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Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you'll have to eat them, you can swallow it well.
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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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It's not easy being grateful all the time. But it's when you feel least thankful that you are most in need of what gratitude can give you.
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Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion.
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God can dream a bigger dream for you than you can dream for yourself, and your role on Earth is to attach yourself to that divine force and let yourself be released to it.
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What I know for sure is that it's only when you make the process your goal that the big dream can follow. That doesn't necessarily mean your process will necessarily lead you to wealth or fame. In fact, your dream may have nothing to do with tangible prosperity and everything to do with creating a life filled with joy, one with no regrets and a clear conscience. I've learned that wealth is a tool that gives you choices, but it can't compensate for a life not fully lived and it certainly can't create a sense of peace within you.
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I know for sure that appreciating whatever shows up for you in life changes your personal vibration. You radiate and generate more goodness for yourself when you're aware of all you have and not focusing on your have-nots.
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If friends disappoint you over and over, that's in large part your own fault. Once someone has shown a tendency to be self-centered, you need to recognize that and take care of yourself; people aren't going to change simply because you want them to.