"Trust your instincts. Intuition doesn't lie."
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Oprah Winfrey quotes (page 17 of 43)
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"If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are."
"When you have more respect for yourself and put yourself in a position where you feel your sense of value or worth, that's how you know you're on the right path."
"Committing to a lifetime of wellness is not a luxury-it's a necessity. You'll never have enough time; you have to make the time."
"What I know for sure: 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."
"I live inside God's dream for me. I don't try to tell God what I'm supposed to do. . . God can dream a bigger dream for you than you can dream for yourself."
"We are Spiritual Beings have a Human Experience. Not the other way around."
"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity."
"When people say they are looking for happiness, I ask, What are you giving to the world?"
"I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly."
"If you want to feel good, you have to go out and do some good."
"Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth."
"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."
"When you do your best, people notice."
"Self-esteem means knowing you are the dream."
"I've talked to nearly 30,000, people on this show, and all 30,000, had one thing in common: They all wanted validation...I would tell you that every single person you will ever meet shares that common desire."
"If I had kids, my kids would hate me. They would have ended up on the equivalent of the Oprah show talking about me; because something [in my life] would have had to suffer and it would've probably been them."
"Whatever our dreams, ideas, or projects, we plant a seed, nurture it -- and then reap the fruits of our labors."
"Even in bad times, always say thank you. Whatever you are going through, God is using you to get through. God has already put a rainbow in the cloud."
"The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. .... There are no back doors, no free rides. There's just you, this moment and a choice."