Oprah Winfrey

Media proprietor

1954-01-29

American media executive and television host best known for The Oprah Winfrey Show. She founded Harpo Productions and later launched the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). She has also worked as an actress, producer, and philanthropist.

Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

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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Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
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We should no longer allow a mother to be defined as just a mom. It is on her back that great nations are built. We should no longer allow any woman's voice to be drowned out or disregarded. As we affirm other women, and as we teach our sons, husbands and friends to hold them in the highest regard, we honor both the mothers whose shoulders we've stood on and the daughters who will one day stand tall on ours.
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Mr. Right is coming, but he's in Africa and he's walking.
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I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
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The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.
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You did the best you could, the best you knew how at the time. It was something like that. From Oprah on an Oprah show. Then I believe my quote above was from Maya Angelou on the Oprah show, not Oprah herself. I had heard it before but it was on Oprah's show again 1-7-09 and she said Maya had said it.
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A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.
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If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.
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The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.
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Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell
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Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment.
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All pain is the same.
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Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.
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In the mist of Difficulty lies Opportunity.
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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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Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.
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I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.
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I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.
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You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
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