"We are not servants of some God; we are 'our own gods?'"
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Oprah Winfrey quotes (page 40 of 43)
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"If it never rained, nothing would grow."
"I know that I am more than my personality, my body, and my body image."
"You know that old joke about the guy who lives to be 104? The punch line goes something like 'If I knew I was gonna get this old, I'd have taken much better care of myself.' Well, guess what? We actually are living longer, and the time to start taking care of ourselves is right this minute."
"I've learned to rely on the strength I inherited from all those who came before me-the grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and brothers who were tested with unimaginable hardships and still survived. 'I go forth alone, and stand as ten thousand,' Maya Angelou proclaimed in her poem 'Our Grandmothers.' When I move through the world, I bring all my history with me-all the people who paved the way for me are part of who I am."
"Reading gave me hope."
"If you take care of your body, it'll take care of you."
"God can dream a better dream for you than you can!"
"What I find powerful is a person with the confidence to be her own self."
"Whatever your calling or purpose is, it's your job to feel it. No gift that you have been given was made for yourself."
"A world of possibilities awaits you. Keep turning the page."
"I am the seed of the free, and I know it. I intend to bear great fruit."
"It has become harder and harder to find books on a monthly basis that I feel absolutely compelled to share, .. I will continue featuring books on the 'Oprah Winfrey Show' when I feel they merit my heartfelt recommendation."
"The life you want is waiting to rise up to meet you ... Will you accept it? Do you feel worthy enough to accept it?"
"It is your life and it is worth risking everything to make it yours."
"If you believe you can only go so far, it is an obstacle."
"Living your best life is to find out what your calling is. Your real job on Earth is to find out what you were meant to be doing & to find a way to do that thing."
"It does not matter how you came into the world, what matters is that you are here."
"My business skills have come from being guided by my inner self - my intuition."
"I'm not even kind of a lesbian."