Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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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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If you don't give something back when you get, you don't keep.
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When your life is on course with it’s purpose, you are your most powerful.
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I'm always interested in people being able to share stories that allow us to see the landscape of human foibles, challenges, and ultimately triumph.
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Often when someone comes to you and wants to vent, it's so tempting to start giving advice. But if you allow the person just to let the feelings out, and then at another time come back with advice or comments, that person would experience a deeper healing.
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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.
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Anything you can imagine, you can create.
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If you believe you can only go so far, it is an obstacle.
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I can't imagine I could have become the person I am now without books. Books became synonymous with freedom. They showed that you could open doors and walk through.
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I have a sense of greatness, which comes from feeling that I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing on the planet - empowering people, especially women.
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I made the decision I will own my own show. So never again will I ever be told what I can and can not do.
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The secret to being successful is to find a way to bring yourself through, even in your stories. People are looking for the essence of your truth. When you can bring your own truth to it, that's when it works.
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There is no doing in the world without being first.
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The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance.
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You were seen, you were heard and you matter.
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My name is Oprah Winfrey. I have a talk show. I'm single. I have eight dogs-five golden retrievers, two black labs, and a mongrel. I have four years of college.
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What I know for sure is that pleasure is energy reciprocated. What you put out comes back. Your base level of pleasure is determined by how you view your whole life.
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People just want to know that they matter.
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When you don't know what to do, do nothing. Get quiet so you can hear the still, small voice.
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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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I am the seed of the free, and I know it. I intend to bear great fruit.
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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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Have the courage to follow your passion - and if you don't know what it is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth is to find it.
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What I know for sure: Often we don't even realize who we're meant to be because we're so busy trying to live out someone else's ideas. But other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny.