Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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I would say, we can't allow ourselves to be frightened into not living our lives, and I think that we have to keep going and we have to keep going with the faith that thing will get better … And things will get better when we make them better.
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I interviewed - no - had lunch with Harper Lee several years ago, trying to convince Harper Lee to do "To Kill a Mockingbird" for the book club. She wouldn't do it. She said, "Honey, I said everything I wanted to say."
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As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.
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Lessons often come dressed up as detours and roadblocks.
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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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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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I knew there was a way out. I knew there was another kind of life because I had read about it. I knew there were other places, and there was another way of being.
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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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The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
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Lasting joy is found not in what you get, but in what you give.
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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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Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.
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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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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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If it never rained, nothing would grow.
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Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
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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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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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I wasn't the cutest or the most talented, but I could get through the question-and-answer period.
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Here's the gift of gratitude: In order to feel it, your ego has to take a backseat. What shows up in its place is greater compassion and understanding. Instead of being frustrated, you choose appreciation. And the more grateful you become, the more you have to be grateful for.
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Don't let people talk you into what they think is you.
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Acting is about going into the space, and there are just some places that I'm not willing to go.
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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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What I know for sure is that your life is a multipart series of all your experiences- and each experience is created by your thoughts, intentions, and actions to teach you what you need to know. Your life is a journey of learning to love yourself first and then extending that love to others in every encounter.