Oprah Winfrey Quotes

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Only by owning who and what you are can you step into the fullness of life.

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Failure is just a way for our lives to show us we're moving in the wrong direction.

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If you're blessed enough to grow older, which is how I look at aging, there's so much wisdom to be gained from people who are celebrating the process with vibrancy and vigor and grace.

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It's up to each of us to get very still and say, "This is who I am" No one else defines your life. Only you do.

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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.

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I know where my lane is, and I know how to stay in my lane. My lane is evolving the consciousness of people.

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There's a wealth that has nothing to do with dollars, that comes from the perspective and wisdom of paying attention to your life.

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Well, I don't call you an atheist then. I think if you believe in the awe and the wonder and the mystery, then that is what God is. That is what God is, not the bearded guy in the sky.

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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 believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.

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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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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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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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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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You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more.

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I will continue to use my voice. I believed from the beginning that [the lawsuit] was an attempt to muzzle my voice, and I come from a people who have struggled and died in order to have a voice in this country. And I refused to be muzzled.

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I believe that uncertainty is really my spirit's way of whispering, "I'm in flux. I can't decide for you. Something is off-balance here."

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I understand why people think we're gay. There isn't a definition in our culture for this kind of bond between women. So I get why people have to label it – how can you be this close without it being sexual?

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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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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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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 was once afraid of people saying, Who does she think she is? Now I have the courage to stand and say, This is who I am.

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I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.

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Often we don't even realize who we're meant to be because we're so busy trying to live out someone else's ideas. But other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny.

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My reaction is that free speech not only lives, it rocks!

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

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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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