Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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I used to have a fake Louis Vuitton bag because I thought it meant something in life. But now I realize that all the things in the world don't define you. It's what you stand for, what you're willing to do, how close to the truth you're willing to be in your life.
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What we all desire is the fullest, highest expression of ourselves.
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Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
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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 wasn't the cutest or the most talented, but I could get through the question-and-answer period.
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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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Even if you flippin' fries at McDonald's, if you are excellent, everybody wants to be in your line.
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I know this for sure, that doing good actually makes you better.
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Lessons often come dressed up as detours and roadblocks.
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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 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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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 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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Your gut is your inner compass. Whenever you have to consult with other people for an answer, you're headed in the wrong direction.
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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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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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Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
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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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God can dream a bigger dream for me, for you, than you could ever dream for yourself. When you've worked as hard and done as much and strived and tried and given and pled and bargained and hoped... Surrender. When you have done all that you can do, and there's nothing left for you to do, give it up. Give it up to that thing that is greater than yourself, and let it then become a part of the flow.
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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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I love what the church offers to us as a culture - black people in particular. We would be nowhere without the black church.
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Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.
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Great communication begins with connection.
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Don't let people talk you into what they think is you.