225 ordspråk av Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
I knew there was a way out. I knew there was another kind of life because I had read about it. I knew there were other places, and there was another way of being.
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I know a lot of cool women who make me proud to spell my name, W - O - M - A - N.
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I know I'm a person who's been bugged for years about the up and down weight thing.
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I love the printed word and have always appreciated the unique connection between author and reader. This magazine provides a different way for people to be informed and inspired.
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I regret that phone call.
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I regret that phone call. I made a mistake and I left the impression that the truth does not matter. And I am deeply sorry about that.
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I remember getting out of the cab and hearing an incredibly loud whistle,
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I speak to millions every day, but it's different one-on-one when people have paid to hear you say something meaningful.
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I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.
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I think most of the people watching us around the world really don't understand the level of devastation that's going on, ... You have 11 million children in sub-Saharan Africa now suffering as orphans. ... They're AIDS orphans. What I realized is they're children left to take care of themselves.
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I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better lives.
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I wanted to open the door and broaden the field, ... That allows me the opportunity to do what I like to do most, which is sit and talk to authors about their work. It's kind of hard to do that when they're dead.
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I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.
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I was sitting at home feeling frustrated and useless, like so many other people, so I came down to personally assess how I could best be of service.
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I would not be standing here today, nor standing where I stand every day, had she not chosen to sit down. I know that.
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