Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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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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The true test of courage is to be afraid and to go ahead and do it anyway - to be scared, is to have your knees knocking, but to walk on in there anyway.
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Anybody who has ever done anything knows that, when you believe, it doesn't matter what other people think. You just have to keep finding a way to align your vision with other people who will receive and accept your vision. And when the time is right, if it is for you, it will show itself, if you believe.
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It's great to have a private jet. Anyone that tells you that having your own private jet isn't great is lying to you.
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You are awareness disguised as a human being.
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This season don't get lost in making the perfect meal or become overwhelmed with all the folks in your house. Use this time to center yourself.
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I see all art as a complement to telling people's stories. I'm in the storytelling business. I believe that the humanity that all of us share is the stories of our lives, and everybody has a story. Your story is as important as the next person's story.
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I don't want anyone who doesn't want me.
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There is no doing in the world without being first.
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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.
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Take five minutes to centre yourself in the morning...set your intention every day...if you don't have five minutes, you don't deserve to have the life of your dreams.
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Some women have a weakness for shoes... I can go barefoot if necessary. I have a weakness for books.
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When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.
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Sometimes you find out what you are supposed to be doing by doing the things you are not supposed to do.
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Anything you can imagine, you can create.
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I still love church. My favorite church service is T.D. Jakes at the Potter's House. I don't think there is a better preacher in the country. His ability to interpret scripture is like no other.
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I try to view the challenges in my life not as annoyances, but as confirmations of fortitude.
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Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, and it holds the world together.
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I would say my faith has become strengthened every time I have faced what I considered to be a trial, and there is no greater trial than being 14 and pregnant and not even knowing what it is.
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All of us need a vision for our lives, and even as we work to achieve that vision, we must surrender to the power that is greater than we know. It's one of the defining principles of my life that I love to share: God can dream a bigger dream for you than you could ever dream for yourself.
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I decided to be the best and the smartest.
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I've talked to nearly 30,000, people on this show, and all 30,000, had one thing in common: They all wanted validation...I would tell you that every single person you will ever meet shares that common desire.
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You can't give it to others if you don't have it in yourself.
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The essential question is not, "How busy are you?" but "What are you busy at?"