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
The surest way to bring goodness to yourself is to make it your intention to do good for somebody else.
Interpretation
Doing good for others ultimately brings goodness to oneself.
This quote emphasizes the importance of selflessness in achieving personal fulfillment and happiness. By intentionally helping others, we not only contribute positively to their lives but also cultivate a sense of purpose and joy within ourselves, creating a cycle of goodness that benefits both parties.
In practice
During a speech on charity, one could use this quote to inspire the audience to volunteer.
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
If you don't work on important problems, it's not likely that you'll do important work.
When you assume negative intent, you're angry. If you take away that anger and assume positive intent, you will be amazed. Your emotional quotient goes up because you are no longer almost random in your response.
We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things.
Humility forms the basis of honor, just as the low ground forms the foundation of a high elevation.
You can't teach the old maestro a new tune.
Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, the mere materials with which wisdom builds, till smoothed and squared and fitted to its place, does but encumber whom it seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; wisdom is humble that he knows no more.
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