I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn't, I'll create something else. I don't have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.
Oprah WinfreyRead
Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.
Interpretation
Make choices that enhance your perception of yourself positively.
This quote by Oprah Winfrey emphasizes the importance of aligning your decisions with your self-image and self-worth. It suggests that when making choices in life, one should prioritize those that reinforce and uplift their sense of self-esteem and personal value, leading to a more fulfilling and authentic life.
In practice
During a motivational speech to encourage personal growth.
I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn't, I'll create something else. I don't have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.
I have crossed over on the backs of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Madam C. J. Walker. Because of them I can now live the dream. I am the seed of the free, and I know it. I intend to bear great fruit.
I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk.
The only courage you will need is the courage to live the life you are meant to.
I know for sure that appreciating whatever shows up for you in life changes your personal vibration. You radiate and generate more goodness for yourself when you're aware of all you have and not focusing on your have-nots.
What you're thinking, what you're saying, what you're doing, is having an impact on you and the people around you
When you release the wrongdoer from the wrong, you cut a malignant tumor out of your inner life. You set a prisoner free, but you discover that the real prisoner was yourself.
Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.
The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him a sense of peace and joy. The Buddha gave up the pleasures of life because they had become painful to him.
I think it's possible to have been a happy child, as I was, and still question and push back with regard to societal conventions.
I am a true laborer: I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man's happiness, glad of other men's good, content with my harm.
To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.
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