Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

United States, Author
September 13, 1953

Iyanla Vanzant (born Rhonda Eva Harris) is an American inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, life coach and television personality. She is known primarily for her books, her eponymous talk show, and her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She can currently be seen on television as the host of Iyanla: Fix My Life, on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

In my mind, marriage is a spiritual partnership and union in which we willingly give and receive love, create and share intimacy, and open ourselves to be available and accessible to another human being in order to heal, learn and grow.

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What will support any relationship is clear, complete and conscious conversations when upsets or breakdowns occur.

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I had no preconceived idea what fame would be like, because I never thought I would be famous. I just wanted to do my work. Hell, I just wanted to pay my rent on time.

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- Work
- Fame
- Pay
The remedy for life's broken pieces is not classes, workshops or books. Don't try to heal the broken pieces. Just forgive.

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- Broken
- Pieces
- Forgive
I've seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. Lived it and I'm still here to talk about it and help someone else if I can.

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- Help
- Talk
- Lived
Everyone has something that blocks us from the full experience and expression of our nobility.

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My purpose is to teach and demonstrate what is possible. To demonstrate love of God and good. Remember what my role is as a woman: to be... good. My role as a mother: to teach, support and nurture my offspring. My role as a grandmother: to remind everybody - right where you are, God is.

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- Good
- Teach
- Role
When Oprah Winfrey tells you that you need to have your own show, you feel compelled to do it. Especially if she's gonna pay for it!

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- Show
- Pay
- Oprah Winfrey

I gave myself permission to feel and experience all of my emotions. In order to do that, I had to stop being afraid to feel. In order to do that, I taught myself to believe that no matter what I felt or what happened when I felt it, I would be okay.

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Comparison is an act of violence against the self.

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- Violence
- Self
- Comparison