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Oprah Winfrey Quotes - Page 29

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When I woke up in the morning and look in the mirror I realise that one of the reasons I don't own a handgun is, I would have shot my thighs off years ago.

When I woke up in the morning and look in the mirror I realise that one of the reasons I don't own a handgun is, I would have shot my thighs off years ago.

Morning, Mirrors, Years

I am a product of every other black woman before me who has done or said anything worthwhile. Recognizing that I am part of history is what allows me to soar.

Black, Done, Worthwhile

Quoted in Brian Lanker I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America (1989).

Make yourself a priority. Fill yourself up so that you can give more to others.

Powerful, Giving, Priorities

Nothing about my life is lucky. Nothing. A lot of grace, a lot of blessings, a lot of divine order, but I don't believe in luck. For me, luck is preparation meeting the moment of opportunity. There is no luck without you being prepared to handle that moment of opportunity. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for the moment that is to come.

Believe, Blessing, Opportunity

FaceBook post by Oprah Winfrey from Jul 26, 2011

Failure is life at it's most poignant and it's only there to push you in the right direction.

Powerful, Poignant, Right Direction

I am the seed of the free, and I know it. I intend to bear great fruit.

Fruit, Bears, Seeds

"Lights, Camera, Action!" by Jill S. Tietjen, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 10, 2014.

Go ahead: Live with abandon. Be outrageous at any age. What are you saving your best self for?

Self, Age, Saving

When you educate a girl, you begin to change the face of a nation.

Girl, Faces, Educate

"'Their story is my story' Oprah opens $40m school for South African girls" by Andrew Meldrum, www.theguardian.com. January 3, 2007.

I believe that you tend to create your own blessings. You have to prepare yourself so that when opportunity comes, you're ready.

Believe, Blessing, Opportunity

Oprah Winfrey, Janet Lowe (1998). “Oprah Winfrey speaks: insight from the world's most influential voice”, John Wiley & Sons

The expectation of my life was that I might be able to work for some good white folks. Now I got some good white folks working for me.

White, Expectations, Might

I decided to be the best and the smartest.

Being The Best, Decided

Oprah Winfrey, Janet Lowe (1998). “Oprah Winfrey speaks: insight from the world's most influential voice”, John Wiley & Sons

Love is a lesson worth learning.

Love Is, Lessons

There are no mistakes in life!

Mistake, Life Mistakes

Wherever you are, that’s your stage, your circle of influence. That’s your talk show, that’s where your power lies. ... You have the power to change somebody’s life. Everyone has a calling, and your real job in life is to figure out what that is and get about the business of doing it.

Jobs, Real, Lying

What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you. That's not just my theory or point of view, it's physics. Life is an energy of giving and receiving... Those that are greedy, hit a road block where they are alone. Give more than you receive and be grateful for those around you.

Block, Grateful, Views

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.

Blessed, People, Grace

Oprah Winfrey (2014). “What I Know For Sure”, p.93, Macmillan

Take what you can do and use it for the highest good to benefit others.

Use, Benefits, Can Do

I can't imagine I could have become the person I am now without books. Books became synonymous with freedom. They showed that you could open doors and walk through.

Book, Doors, Imagine

I know who I am, and the thing about power for me is that it's connected to a source that's obviously greater than myself. Any time you can connect to the source and understand that that's where all of your energy, your creativity, your joy and your triumph come from, I consider that to be authentic power.

Creativity, Who I Am, Joy

People believe marriage will make us better.

Believe, People

I will tell you that there have been no failures in my life. I don't want to sound like some metaphysical queen,but there have been no failures. There have been some tremendous lessons.

Queens, Failure, Lessons

Books showed me there were possibilities in life, that there were actually people like me living in a world I could not only aspire to but attain. Reading gave me hope. For me, it was the open door.

Book, Reading, Doors

Oprah Winfrey, Janet Lowe (1998). “Oprah Winfrey speaks: insight from the world's most influential voice”, John Wiley & Sons

Mr. Right is coming, but he's in Africa and he's walking.

Mr Right, Walking

Oprah Winfrey, Janet Lowe (1998). “Oprah Winfrey speaks: insight from the world's most influential voice”, John Wiley & Sons

You were seen, you were heard and you matter.

Matter, Heard

Making a Different Choice Gives You the Opportunity to Live a Different Life.

Opportunity, Giving, Choices

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