“You have to find what sparks a light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“Devote today to something so daring even you can't believe you're doing it.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“You look at yourself and you accept yourself for who you are, and once you accept yourself for who you are you become a better person.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“«The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they make the best of everything.»”
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Oprah Winfrey
“I can honestly say that every gift I’ve ever given has brought at least as much happiness to me as it has to the person I’ve given it to. I give as I feel. Throughout the year, that may mean mailing a handwritten note to someone who didn’t expect it. Or sending a great new lotion I just discovered, or delivering a book of poetry with a pretty bow. It doesn’t matter what the thing is; what matters is how much of yourself goes into the giving, so that when the gift is gone, the spirit of you lingers
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Oprah Winfrey
“Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“Forgiveness is.... giving up the hope that you can change the past.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“Some women have a weakness for shoes... I can go barefoot if necessary. I have a weakness for books.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“What you believe has more power than what you dream or wish or hope for. You become what you believe.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“The big secret in life is there is no secret. Whatever your goal. You can get there if you're willing to work.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“BE THANKFUL for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never ever have enough.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“So long as you’re still worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”
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Oprah Winfrey
