#do

The struggle of my life created empathy - I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me. ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

#being #could #created #empathy #having

What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives. ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

#able #being #concentrate #difference #does

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself. ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

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Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi. ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

#beyond #books #conquer #discovered #farm

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. ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

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My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment. ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

#doing #i #life #moment #next

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me. ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

#black #burdened #define #does #feel

So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground. ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

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It does not matter how you came into the world, what matters is that you are here. ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

#does #here #how #into #matter

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here. ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

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