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Oprah Winfrey Television host, producer, philanthropist
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"I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn't, I'll create something else. I don't have any limitations on what I think I could do or be."

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Oprah Winfrey Television host, producer, philanthropist
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"I still love church. My favorite church service is T.D. Jakes at the Potter's House. I don't think there is a better preacher in the country. His ability to interpret scripture is like no other."

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Orson Welles Director, Actor, Producer
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"Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else."

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Orson Welles Director, Actor, Producer
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"I can think of nothing that an audience won't understand. The only problem is to interest them; once they are interested, they understand anything in the world."

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Napoleon Hill Author, Motivational Speaker
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"If you think your lot in life has been hard read “Up From Slavery” by Booker T. Washington, and you may see how fortunate you have been."

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Napoleon Hill Author, Motivational Speaker
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"Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people think, do, or say."

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Natalie Cole Singer, Songwriter
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"I don't think that my parents even imagined that I would be exposed to drugs. In those days, for some reason, it was not talked about, just like sex was not talked about."

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Natalie Portman Actress, Director, Producer
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"There are still vestiges of societal limitations on women. I tend to think that has to do with opportunities that are available - it says a lot that it's still sometimes the best opportunity for a woman to be able to advance herself."

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Natalie Portman Actress, Director, Producer
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"I don't think I've ever been in love, I'm sure I will be some day. I've had enormous crushes, although I've never been into the Brad Pitt thing."

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Nate Parker Actor, Director, Producer
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"If a person was accused of being a racist when he was young - he said some racially insensitive thing or someone had him on tape calling someone the n-word or whatever - and then you fast forward and he feels, Oh, back then I didn't say this or that. He's not thinking about the person that he hurt when he said what he said, or however it came out, or the effects that it could have had. He's not thinking about it. He's thinking about his own self and how he feels."

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Malala Yousafzai Activist, Author
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"People say Malala's voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala's voice reaching the world and resonating globally. You should think about what is behind Malala's voice. What is she saying? I am only talking about education, women's rights, and peace."

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