Oprah Winfrey quotes page 1

born January 29, 1954, American producer, talk show host and philanthropist

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.
Oprah Winfrey

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
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Don't back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence
and self-esteem.
Oprah Winfrey

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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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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I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not
just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life.
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What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will
come.
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You can have it all. Just not all at once.
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What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things
that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but
in other people's lives.
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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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One if the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn.
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If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think.
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Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.
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I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One
of my main goals on this planet is to encourage people to empower themselves.
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You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it.
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Though I am 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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My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.
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Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you
did it or not.
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Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you're going to use it by knowing
what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining focus.
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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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Before you agree to do anything that might add even the smallest amount of stress to your
life, ask yourself: What is my truest intention? Give yourself time to let a yes resound within
you. When it's right, I guarantee that your entire body will feel it.
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I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.
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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 believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk.
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There's no easy way out. If there were, I would have bought it. And believe me, it would be
one of my favorite things.
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We are each responsible for our own life - no other person is or even can be.
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The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the
small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.
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I trust that everything happens for a reason, even when we're not wise enough to see it.
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