Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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451. “I am where I am because of the bridges I have crossed.”

— Oprah Winfrey

452. “Making other people happy is what brings me happiness. I have a blessed life, and I have always shared my life’s gifts with others. I will continue to use my voice and my life as a catalyst for encouraging people to help make a difference in the lives of others.”

— Oprah Winfrey

453. “My father turned my life around insisting I be more than I was and by believing I could be more.”

— Oprah Winfrey

454. “What other people label or might try to call failure, I have learned is just God’s way of pointing you in a new direction.”

— Oprah Winfrey

455. “I’m not even kind of a lesbian.”

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456. “My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.”

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457. “Eating more consciously now feels like a way of being. I actually think about how my food got to my plate.”

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

— Oprah Winfrey

459. “I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.”

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460. “I believe in the power that not only allows the sun to rise but turns seeds into flowers and dreams into realities.”

— Oprah Winfrey

461. “I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint.”

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462. “There’s a level of disrespect for the office that occurs. And that occurs in some cases and maybe even many cases because he’s African American. There’s no question about that and it’s the kind of thing nobody ever says but everybody’s thinking it.”

— Oprah Winfrey

463. “Anybody pretending to be anything other than who you really are-you will never, ever reach your personal potential.”

— Oprah Winfrey

464. “The thrill is to keep envisioning what can be.”

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465. “It doesn’t take a lot to make me happy. I take pleasure from everything I do.”

— Oprah Winfrey

466. “I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better lives.”

— Oprah Winfrey

467. “I don’t think you ever stop giving. I really don’t. I think it’s an on-going process. And it’s not just about being able to write a check. It’s being able to touch somebody’s life.”

— Oprah Winfrey

468. “Every choice in life either moves you forward or keeps you stuck.”

— Oprah Winfrey

469. “I always knew I’d be a millionaire by age thirty-two. In fact, I am going to be the richest black woman in America.”

— Oprah Winfrey

470. “Gratitude can transform any situation. It alters your vibration moving you from negative energy to positive.”

— Oprah Winfrey

471. “I’ve always believed free will is a birthright. God even allows us to choose whether to be led by the divine order.”

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472. “I tried to empty myself and let the spirit of Sethe inhabit me.”

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473. “It took a lot of courage to take the high road, but I would rather be significant with six million people watching a show with meaning, than everyone watching a show with no meaning.”

— Oprah Winfrey

474. “Personally, I think if a women hasn’t met the right man by the time she’s 24, she may be lucky.”

— Oprah Winfrey

475. “My idea is to give hope, because where there is no hope, there is no vision, and where there is no vision, people will perish.”

— Oprah Winfrey

476. “You can’t accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself. If life teaches you nothing else, know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.”

— Oprah Winfrey

477. “Every choice gives you a chance to pave your own road. Keep moving. Full speed ahead.”

— Oprah Winfrey

478. “Use what you have to run toward your best – that’s how I now live my life.”

— Oprah Winfrey

479. “Living in the moment brings you a sense of reverence for all of life’s blessings.”

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480. “The best of times is now.”

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481. “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.”

— Oprah Winfrey

482. “Your life isn’t about a big break. It’s about taking one significant life-transforming step at a time.”

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483. “There is no paycheck that can equal the feeling of contentment that comes from being the person you are meant to be.”

— Oprah Winfrey

484. “The reason I gained so much weight in the first place and the reason I had such a sorry history of abusive relationships with men was I just needed approval so much. I needed everyone to like me, because I didn’t like myself much.”

— Oprah Winfrey

485. “Yet when I’d let some man use me, she’d often say, “He’s just chipping away at your spirit. One day I hope he chips deep enough for you to see who you really are – someone who deserves to be happy.”

— Oprah Winfrey

486. “Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.”

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487. “I’ve always known that life is better when you share it. I now realize it gets even sweeter when you expand the circle.”

— Oprah Winfrey

488. “I believe everyday your life speaks to you – through every experience, through the people you meet, and even through pain, fear and self-doubt.”

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489. “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.”

— Oprah Winfrey

490. “I try to live in the moment and let that moment carry me to the next great place.”

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491. “People make things happen. All the rest is just window dressing.”

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492. “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.”

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493. “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.”

— Oprah Winfrey

494. “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.”

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495. “Balance lives in the present. The surest way to lose your footing is to focus on what dreadful things might happen.”

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496. “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

497. “I didn’t just fall off the wagon. I let the wagon fall on me.”

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498. “The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance.”

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499. “You don’t have a man, you need spaghetti.”

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500. “One of my best moves is to surround myself with friends who, instead of asking, ‘Why?’ are quick to say, ‘Why not?’ That attitude is contagious.”

— Oprah Winfrey