Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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Lasting joy is found not in what you get, but in what you give.
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If you're constantly pushing yourself higher, higher, the law of averages - not to mention the myth of Icarus - predicts that you will at some point fall. And when you do, I want you to know this, remember this: There is no such thing as failure.
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Turn your wounds into wisdom.
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Everybody has a calling. And your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you were meant to be, and to begin to honor that in the best way possible for yourself.
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The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.
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I believe I don't know what the future holds, but I know who holds the future. I know who and what holds the future. I trust that beyond this space and time, all is well, and all will be well.
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The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
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I think people who have good parents come into the world with a strength, yes, and an advantage.
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If it never rained, nothing would grow.
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Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.
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Here's what my love affair with quotations has taught me: the more you focus on words that uplift you, the more you embody the ideas contained in those words.
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The key is not to worry about being successful, but to instead to work toward being significant - and the success will naturally follow.
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What stands out to me most about Maya Angelou is not what she has done or written or spoken; it's how she lived her life. She moved through the world with unshakable calm, confidence and a fierce grace.
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I wasn't the cutest or the most talented, but I could get through the question-and-answer period.
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Difficulties come when you don't pay attention to life's whisper. Life always whispers to you first, but if you ignore the whisper, sooner or later you'll get a scream.
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I am a person who lives my life based on intention. I don't do anything without intention because intention determines the outcome of your life. It's like cause and effect.
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A lesson will keep repeating itself until it is learned. Life first will send the lesson to you in the size of a pebble; if you ignore the pebble, then life will send you a brick; if you ignore the brick, life will send you a brick wall; if you ignore the brick wall, life will send you a demolition truck.
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It does not matter how you came into the world, what matters is that you are here.
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I know this for sure, that doing good actually makes you better.
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You are responsible for your life. It doesn't matter what your Mama did. It doesn't matter what your Daddy didn't do. You are responsible for your life.
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Don't let people talk you into what they think is you.
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Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
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There is a seeded bread that I bring from South Africa. I bring home 10, 20 loaves. I am so bad with this bread. I've literally been in hotels and brought my own: "Please, can you toast this? I have my own bread." They're like, "You have your own bread?" And I'll pull it out!
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Don't wait for someone else to complete you. 'Jerry Maguire' was just a movie.