Oprah Winfrey
American television host, producer and philanthropist; hosted The Oprah Winfrey Show from 1986 to 2011.
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Speaking your truth is the most powerful tool people have
What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have.
abc7.comSaid 7 Jan 2018This on korrents
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There is no such thing as failure; failure is life moving us in another direction
there is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.
news.harvard.eduSaid 30 May 2013This on korrents
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Speaking your truth is the most powerful tool people have
What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have.
Read Oprah Winfrey's full Cecil B. DeMille acceptance speech transcript (Golden Globes, 7 January 2018; ABC7, 8 January 2018) Said 7 Jan 2018
A press dedicated to uncovering the truth keeps society from ignoring corruption and injustice
But we also know that it is the insatiable dedication to uncovering the absolute truth that keeps us from turning a blind eye to corruption and to injustice.
Read Oprah Winfrey's full Cecil B. DeMille acceptance speech transcript (Golden Globes, 7 January 2018; ABC7, 8 January 2018) Said 7 Jan 2018
Women have long gone unheard or disbelieved when speaking truth to powerful men, and that time is ending
For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men. But their time is up.
Read Oprah Winfrey's full Cecil B. DeMille acceptance speech transcript (Golden Globes, 7 January 2018; ABC7, 8 January 2018) Said 7 Jan 2018
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There is no such thing as failure; failure is life moving us in another direction
there is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.
Winfrey’s Commencement address (Harvard Commencement, as delivered; Harvard Gazette, 31 May 2013) Said 30 May 2013
Stronger gun background checks are compatible with upholding the Second Amendment
We understand that the vast majority of people in this country believe in stronger background checks because they realize that we can uphold the Second Amendment and also reduce the violence that is robbing us of our children. They don’t have to be incompatible.
Winfrey’s Commencement address (Harvard Commencement, as delivered; Harvard Gazette, 31 May 2013) Said 30 May 2013
A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law
And we understand that most Americans believe in a clear path to citizenship for the 12,000,000 undocumented immigrants who reside in this country because it’s possible to both enforce our laws and at the same time embrace the words on the Statue of Liberty that have welcomed generations of huddled masses to our shores. We can do both.
Winfrey’s Commencement address (Harvard Commencement, as delivered; Harvard Gazette, 31 May 2013) Said 30 May 2013
A rich nation can afford basic food, shelter and strong public education for poor families
There are people from both parties, and no party, [who] believe that indigent mothers and families should have access to healthy food and a roof over their heads and a strong public education because here in the richest nation on Earth, we can afford a basic level of security and opportunity.
Winfrey’s Commencement address (Harvard Commencement, as delivered; Harvard Gazette, 31 May 2013) Said 30 May 2013
What people most want, across every kind of person she interviewed, is to be validated and understood
Most of us, I tell you we don’t want to be divided. What we want, the common denominator that I found in every single interview, is we want to be validated. We want to be understood.
Winfrey’s Commencement address (Harvard Commencement, as delivered; Harvard Gazette, 31 May 2013) Said 30 May 2013
Feelings are a guidance system for life: right decisions come from the gut, wrong ones from not listening to it
What I know now is that feelings are really your GPS system for life. When you're supposed to do something or not supposed to do something, your emotional guidance system lets you know. The trick is to learn to check your ego at the door and start checking your gut instead. Every right decision I've made—every right decision I've ever made—has come from my gut. And every wrong decision I've ever made was a result of me not listening to the greater voice of myself.
Oprah talks to graduates about feelings, failure and finding happiness (Stanford Commencement edited transcript; Stanford Report, 15 June 2008) Said 15 Jun 2008
Money alone does not make a person successful; what you want is money and meaning
But having a lot of money does not automatically make you a successful person. What you want is money and meaning. You want your work to be meaningful.
Oprah talks to graduates about feelings, failure and finding happiness (Stanford Commencement edited transcript; Stanford Report, 15 June 2008) Said 15 Jun 2008
Difficulties come from ignoring life's early warnings: life whispers first, then screams
And what I've found is that difficulties come when you don't pay attention to life's whisper, because life always whispers to you first. And if you ignore the whisper, sooner or later you'll get a scream.
Oprah talks to graduates about feelings, failure and finding happiness (Stanford Commencement edited transcript; Stanford Report, 15 June 2008) Said 15 Jun 2008
To be truly happy you have to stand for something larger than yourself and give back
This is what I know for sure: In order to be truly happy, you must live along with and you have to stand for something larger than yourself. Because life is a reciprocal exchange. To move forward you have to give back.
Oprah talks to graduates about feelings, failure and finding happiness (Stanford Commencement edited transcript; Stanford Report, 15 June 2008) Said 15 Jun 2008
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