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I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I've become. If I had, I'd have done it a lot earlier.


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OPRAH WINFREY You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more.
OPRAH WINFREY Be more splendid, more extraordinary. Use every moment to fill yourself up.
OPRAH WINFREY I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention...
OPRAH WINFREY Every time you state what you want or believe, you're the first to hear it. It's a message to both y...
OPRAH WINFREY Getting my lifelong weight struggle under control has come from a process of treating myself as well...
OPRAH WINFREY Use what you have to run toward your best - that's how I now live my life.
OPRAH WINFREY If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for ...
OPRAH WINFREY With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice.
OPRAH WINFREY Whatever you fear most has no power - it is your fear that has the power.
OPRAH WINFREY What we're all striving for is authenticity, a spirit-to-spirit connection.
OPRAH WINFREY What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you.
OPRAH WINFREY We are each responsible for our own life - no other person is or even can be.
OPRAH WINFREY When you're doing the work you're meant to do, it feels right and every day is a bonus, regardless o...
OPRAH WINFREY When you choose the paradigm of service, it turns everything you do from a job into a gift.
OPRAH WINFREY How do I define success? Let me tell you, money's pretty nice. But having a lot of money does not au...
OPRAH WINFREY Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, harness your power to your passion. Honor you...
OPRAH WINFREY Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.
OPRAH WINFREY The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.
OPRAH WINFREY Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
OPRAH WINFREY I feel you betrayed millions of readers.
OPRAH WINFREY we couldn't count.
OPRAH WINFREY Oh really. Who is first?
OPRAH WINFREY We create stress for ourselves because you feel like you have to do it. You have to. I don't feel th...
OPRAH WINFREY Everyone has to learn to think differently, bigger, to open to possibilities.
OPRAH WINFREY It's a combination of eating consciously, vigorous exercise and being comfortable in my body.
OPRAH WINFREY I'm easy to look at, but so hard to see...
OPRAH WINFREY Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have,...
OPRAH WINFREY Yes, yes, yes! Yes, you do.
OPRAH WINFREY [While not directly criticizing the relief effort, she said:] This makes me so mad. This should not ...
OPRAH WINFREY I'd be thinking about where the interview should go; she would be thinking about what she could do t...
OPRAH WINFREY a person with presence.
OPRAH WINFREY This is the best ice cream I've ever tasted.
OPRAH WINFREY These are women who, when I was growing up, made a difference for me, ... The first time I saw Diana...
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