Oprah Winfrey Quotes

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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 favourite things!
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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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Allowing the truth of who you are-your spiritual self-to rule your life means you stop the struggle and learn to move with the flow of your life.

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We need to deprogram ourselves. I know for sure that you can't give what you don't have. If you allow yourself to be depleted to the point where your emotional and spiritual tank is empty and you're running on fumes of habit, everybody loses. Especially you.

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Every time you state what you want or believe, you're the first to hear it. It's a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don't put a ceiling on yourself.

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The true meaning of courage is to be afraid, and then, with your knees knocking and your heart racing, to step out anyway—even when that step makes sense to nobody but you. I know that's not easy. But making a bold move is the only way to truly advance toward the grandest vision the universe has for you.

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What other people label or might try to call failure, I have learned is just God's way of pointing you in a new direction.

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The roses, the lovely notes, the dining and dancing are all welcome and splendid. But when the Godiva is gone, the gift of real love is having someone who'll go the distance with you. Someone who, when the wedding day limo breaks down, is willing to share a seat on the bus.

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Use what you have to run toward your best, that's how I now live my life.

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You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another.

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If you peel back the layers of your life-the frenzy, the noise-stillness is waiting. That stillness is you.

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Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand.

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I've been stopped cold from eating another burger!

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Become the change you want to see - those are words I live by.

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It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures, new directions to grow in, and new lessons to learn, which is what life is all about.

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You face the biggest challenge of all: to have the courage to seek your big dream regardless of what anyone says. You are the only person alive who can see your big picture and even you can't see it all.

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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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All these years I've been feeling like I was growing into myself. Finally, I feel grown.

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I for sure believe in miracles. For me, a miracle is seeing the world with light in your eyes. It's knowing there's always hope and possibility where none seems to exist. Many people are so closed to miracles that even when one is boldly staring them in the face, they label it coincidence or serendipity. I call it like I see it.

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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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