I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.
Quote by Oprah Winfrey
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I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.
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Oprah Winfrey Quotes
- Be thankful for what you have you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.
- What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.
- Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
- Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
- Turn your wounds into wisdom.
- It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is to decide on a carpet for my front porch. That's the truth.
- The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.
- As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.
- Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.
- The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
- Be thankful for what you have you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.
Best Quotes
- I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me.
- The serve, I was too young and too small and... not enough powerful to have a good serve when I was young, so my forehand was always my signature shot. So I used to always run around my backhand, you know, use my forehand as much as I could, and so that's why I think it's my strength also today, you know.
- I did all the right things in so many tournaments. But like I said, sometimes in sports it just goes the other way. Maybe you've already won so much that it evens it out a bit sometimes. I don't know.
- I used to get nervous, you know if my parents would come watch. And then I would get nervous if my friends came and watched. Today it's not a problem anymore actually, because now I enjoy it. I see that they, you know, respect me immensely, and I try to put on a good show and show that I can still play very good tennis.
- When I won in 2003, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would win Wimbledon and have my kids seeing me lift the trophy, so this is pretty surreal. And yeah, I was almost shocked in the moment that it all came together so nicely.
- Before, I guess, mum and dad were everything, but now, in my case, I had two new girls and all of a sudden they're completely dependent on you and there's a third generation. It's a funny shift all of a sudden. You have the babies, you have yourself and then you have your parents.
- My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.
- When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.
- When there is nothing to talk about don't force yourself to say anything because it may land you in trouble.
- It’s crazy how people say, "I rely on facts," And believe thier television sets.
- Some people are drawn naturally - there are natural guitarists, and there are natural piano players, and I think guitar implies travel, a sort of footloose gypsy existence. You grab your bag and you go to the next town.