Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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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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Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.
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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 we all desire is the fullest, highest expression of ourselves.
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Lessons often come dressed up as detours and roadblocks.
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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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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 know this for sure, that doing good actually makes you better.
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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 believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.
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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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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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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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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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Getting my lifelong weight struggle under control has come from a process of treating myself as well as I treat others in every way.
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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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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 that you cannot hate other people without hating yourself.
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Great communication begins with connection.
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What I know for sure is that whatever has happened to you has also happened for you.
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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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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.