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
I am guided by the vision of what I believe this show can be. Originally our goal was to uplift, enlighten, encourage and entertain through the medium of television. Now, our mission statement for The Oprah Winfrey Show is to use television to transform people's lives, to make viewers see themselves differently and to bring happiness and a sense of fulfillment into every home.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the transformative power of television to improve lives and bring happiness.
Oprah Winfrey expresses her vision for her show, highlighting its original purpose and expanded mission to uplift and enlighten viewers. By focusing on personal transformation and enhancing self-perception, she aims to create a positive impact in people's lives through the medium of television.
In practice
In a motivational speech about the impact of media on society.
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
What we're doing here will send a giant ripple through the universe.
Never underestimate the power of intrinsic values. They inspire every struggle for a better world.
It's like all my life I've been this tower standing at the edge of the ocean for some obscure purpose, and only now, almost eighteen years in, has someone thought to flip the switch that reveals that I'm not a tower at all. I'm a lighthouse. It's like waking up. I am incandescent.
I always knew I wanted to be on air and travel the world and tell people's stories. I wanted to convey something from other cultures to the U.S. - and vice versa.
I grew up in a town of 30,000 people, and 'Queer Eye' was a beacon of light.
Hope - Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope!
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