“When you’re doing the work you’re meant to do, it feels right and every day is a bonus, regardless of what you’re getting paid.”
— Oprah Winfrey
“I know that I am more than my personality, my body, and my body image.”
“Following your heart’s desire will lead you in the direction your spirit wants to go.”
“Not like I need an excuse to enjoy a Moscow mule, but this tray and six-mug set, handmade in Mexico with hammered recycled copper, makes cocktail hour extra special.”
“You are always walking in the direction of either love or fear. Choose wisely.”
“There is no greater source of strength and power for me in my life than going still, being quiet and recognizing what real power is.”
“The best of times is now.”
“There is no easy way out. If there were, I would have bought it. And believe me, it would be one of my favorite things!”
“You are awareness disguised as a human being.”
“If you seek what is honorable, what is good, what is the truth of your life, all the other things you could not imagine come as a matter of course.”
“Personally, I think if a women hasn’t met the right man by the time she’s 24, she may be lucky.”
“I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself.”
“I have created a life by stepping out of the box of people’s limitations. I call it zigging when others are zagging.”
“Eating more consciously now feels like a way of being. I actually think about how my food got to my plate.”
“Spirituality for me is recognizing that I am connected to the energy of all creation, that I am a part of it and it is always a part of me.”
“It doesn’t take a lot to make me happy. I take pleasure from everything I do.”
“The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance.”
“I’m black, I don’t feel burdened by it and I don’t think it’s a huge responsibility. It’s part of who I am. It does not define me.”
“The surest way to bring goodness to yourself is to make it your intention to do good for somebody else.”
“If I lost control of the business I’d lose myself-or at least the ability to be myself. Owning myself is a way to be myself.”
“Balance lives in the present. The surest way to lose your footing is to focus on what dreadful things might happen.”
“What I know for sure is that behind every catastrophe, there are great lessons to be learned. Among the many that we as a country need to get is that as long as we play the “us and them” game, we don’t evolve as people, as a nation, as a planet.”
“Every choice gives you a chance to pave your own road. Keep moving. Full speed ahead.”
“To this day I always say my prayers on my knees ’cause I think maybe they get there sooner.”
“The pathway to your best life isn’t the route of denial. It’s owning every moment.”
“I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better lives.”
“I believe that everyone is the keeper of a dream – and by tuning into one another’s secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers.”
“What you put out is already on its way back to you.”
“There is no paycheck that can equal the feeling of contentment that comes from being the person you are meant to be.”
“I’m easy to look at, but so hard to see.”
“Use what you have to run toward your best – that’s how I now live my life.”
“Let not one single life have passed in vain. What really matters is who you love and how you love.”
“As you become more clear about who...”
“I have a sense of greatness, which comes from feeling that I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing on the planet – empowering people, especially women.”
“All pain is the same.”
“Be loving to yourself and others will see that love reciprocated. This rule works every time.”
“All life is energy and we are transmitting it at every moment. We are all little beaming little signals like radio frequencies, and the world is responding in kind.”
“Whatever your calling or purpose is, it’s your job to feel it. No gift that you have been given was made for yourself.”
“Here’s what my love affair with quotations has taught me: the more you focus on words that uplift you, the more you embody the ideas contained in those words.”
“Failure is just a way for our lives to show us we’re moving in the wrong direction, that we should try something different.”
“To play down mothering as small is to crack the very foundation on which greatness stands.”
“Other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny.”
“You really can change. Your reality is based on the way you think.”
“I interviewed – no – had lunch with Harper Lee several years ago, trying to convince Harper Lee to do “To Kill a Mockingbird” for the book club. She wouldn’t do it. She said, “Honey, I said everything I wanted to say.””
“Connect. Embrace. Liberate. Love somebody. Just one person. And then spread that to two. And as many as you can. You’ll see the difference it makes.”
“What dogs? These are my children, little people with fur who make my heart open a little wider.”
“I don’t think there’s anything better you can do in this world than bring light wherever you go.”
“Wow, wow, wow! I never imagined meatless meals could be so satisfying.”
“Life isn’t about what you have but what you have to give.”
“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.”
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