Oprah Winfrey Quotes

Though I'm grateful for the blessings of wealth, it hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I'm just wearing better shoes.
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Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.
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Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
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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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My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment..
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You can have it all. You just can't have it all at once..
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Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
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For everyone of us that succeeds, it's because there's somebody there to show you the way out. The light doesn't always necessarily have to be in your family; for me it was teachers and school.
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I always knew I was destined for greatness.
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I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.
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Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.
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I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.
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I do not believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.
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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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I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life..
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I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.
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If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.
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It isn't until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are - not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within - that you can begin to take control.
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Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
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Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
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My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here.
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My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.
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The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
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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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Turn your wounds into wisdom.
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Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are in essence ignoring the owner's manual your creator gave you and destroying your design.
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Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.
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We can't become what we need to be by remaining what we are.
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When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.
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Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.
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You are what you are by what you believe!
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Be more splendid, more extraordinary. Use every moment to fill yourself up.
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We are each responsible for our own life - no other person is or even can be.
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What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you.
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Partake of some of life's sweet pleasures. And yes, get comfortable with yourself.
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The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work.
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The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.
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In every aspect of our lives, we are always asking ourselves, How am I of value? What is my worth? Yet I believe that worthiness is our birthright.
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Whatever you fear most has no power - it is your fear that has the power.
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With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice.
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You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more.
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I believe that everyone is the keeper of a dream - and by tuning into one another's secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers.
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I don't move on logic. I move on my gut. And, I have a good gut.
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Don't live your life to please other people.
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Mr. Right is coming. But He's in Africa and he's walking.
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