Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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When women put their heads together, powerful things can happen!
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What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you. That's not just my theory or point of view, it's physics. Life is an energy of giving and receiving... Those that are greedy, hit a road block where they are alone. Give more than you receive and be grateful for those around you.
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I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.
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When you learn, teach. When you get, give. Maya Angelou taught me that.
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Wherever you are, that’s your stage, your circle of influence. That’s your talk show, that’s where your power lies. ... You have the power to change somebody’s life. Everyone has a calling, and your real job in life is to figure out what that is and get about the business of doing it.
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Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.
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I would say that during the time that I was 14 and pregnant - I didn't even know what pregnancy was when I got pregnant - I was trying to do everything I could to harm myself. I said to God, "God, if you want me to die, then you're going to have to kill me".
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One percent doubt is zero percent faith.
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What we're all striving for is authenticity, a spirit-to-spirit connection.
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Being human means you will make mistakes. And you will make mistakes, because failure is God's way of moving you in another direction.
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Can I just tell you the truth? I get asked to do a lot of stuff. And all of the years that people have asked me to do things for the film festival, I couldn't. And so this year, I thought, "Oh, my god, I don't have a day job. If somebody ask me to do something, I'm going to do it."
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I became so frustrated with visiting inner-city schools (in America) that I just stopped going. The sense that you need to learn just isn't there. If you ask the kids what they want or need, they will say an iPod or some sneakers. In South Africa, they don't ask for money or toys. They ask for uniforms so they can go to school.
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I always feel that until you take your last breath, you're always growing.
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You cannot wait for someone to save you, to help you, to complete you. No one can complete you. You complete yourself.
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There were no ugly people in Ethiopia.
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For me to live in a world that is not inclusive of other people who are not Christian would be the opposite of Christianity.
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I'm sick of people sittin' in chairs stating their problems. Then we roll the videotape... then we have our experts on the topic... I'm in the 'What's next?' phase of my career.
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I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.
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You have to find what sparks a light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world.
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I hear people say all the time, "I'm not really religious, but I consider myself spiritual." I definitely have always been spiritual, being raised by my grandmother on that little acre in Mississippi, indoctrinated, born into the church and the ways of the church.
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Nothing happens until you decide. Make a decision and watch your life move forward.
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We are held accountable for every intention, which is why you are sitting where you are right now.
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Wherever you are in life, look at your beliefs. They put you there.
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There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It's why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.