Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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Lessons often come dressed up as detours and roadblocks.
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Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.
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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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Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.
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If it never rained, nothing would grow.
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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 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 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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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 wasn't the cutest or the most talented, but I could get through the question-and-answer period.
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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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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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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 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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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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Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
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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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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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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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I know this for sure, that doing good actually makes you better.
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Don't let people talk you into what they think is you.
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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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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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Don't wait for someone else to complete you. 'Jerry Maguire' was just a movie.