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When I didn't have friends, I had books.

Oprah Winfrey

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Oprah Winfrey
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 29
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The only thing that can free you is the belief that you can be free.
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If you let it, the noise of the world will drown out the voice of God, which is your intuition.
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I couldn't kill myself. I would be afraid the minute I did it something really good would happen and I'd miss it.
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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 are where you are in life because of what you believe is possible for yourself.
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I was probably toward 8 1/2 when I actually joined the church and was baptized - and, my God, did I take it seriously! I was a zealot who irritated every one of my third-grade friends. They didn't beat me up, but I got labeled the preacher girl.
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Everybody matters. Everyone just wants to be heard.
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Material success is rewarding and a lot of fun, but it's not the most important thing in my life because I know when this is all over, the Master isn't going to ask me how many things I owned or how many television shows I did. I think the questions will be, What did I do to make a difference? Did I learn to live with love in my heart?
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Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different, it's accepting the past for what it was, and using this moment and this time to help yourself move forward.
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The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
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Mr. Right is coming, but he's in Africa and he's walking.
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