From oprah winfrey....

I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, December 2003
Be more splendid, more extraordinary. Use every moment to fill yourself up.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, February 2003
Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, February 2003
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Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are in essence ignoring the owner's manual your creator gave you and destroying your design.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, February 2003
You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, February 2003
The roses, the lovely notes, the dining and dancing are all welcome and splendid. But when the Godiva is gone, the gift of real love is having someone who'll go the distance with you. Someone who, when the wedding day limo breaks down, is willing to share a seat on the bus.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, February 2004
There's no easy way out. If there were, I would have bought it. And believe me, it would be one of my favorite things!
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, February 2005
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Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, January 2004
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Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you're going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining focus.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, July 2003
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I believe that uncertainty is really my spirit's way of whispering, "I'm in flux. I can't decide for you. Something is off-balance here."
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, June 2003
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I believe that [everyone] is the keeper of a dream - and by tuning into one another's secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, June 2003
Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, October 2002
Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, September 2002
I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, September 2002
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The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, September 2002
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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.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, September 2003
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I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, September 2003
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All these years I've been feeling like I was growing into myself. Finally, I feel grown.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, What I Know For Sure, January 2004
You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another.
Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, What I Know For Sure, January 2004
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It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures, new directions to grow in, and new lessons to learn - which is what life is all about.
Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Magazine, May 2004
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You can have it all. You just can't have it all at once.
Oprah Winfrey, quoted by Susan Litwin in 'TV Guide'

Luck is the residue of our design...

I like, and have adopted Mr. Branch Rickey’s way of looking at things. He was an old accomplished baseball executive. History knows him best for breaking the colour barrier for Jackie Robinson, in 1952. He said, “Luck is the residue of design”. Here’s the full quote.
“Things worthwhile generally don’t just happen. Luck is a fact, but should not be a factor. Good luck is what is left over after intelligence and effort have combined at their best. Negligence or indifference are usually reviewed from an unlucky seat. The law of cause and effect and causality both work the same with inexorable exactitudes. Luck is the residue of design.”
I totally agree with you and old man Rickey. We’re all lucky if WE choose!! It’s true, we make our own luck. Attitude plays a major role. I’ve worked hard to be where I am, and with out the work, luck wouldn’t matter much

A Tea for urself...

Running vehicles..perspiring faces...heavy eyes...breathless breath....where i m? the question oftenly take over my mind.waiting on a bus stop or sometime standing in a que..purchasing grocery from a store..or sometime travelling from one place to another...but when i sit alone i feel like having a tea for myself.The tea that will be for me only...my heart will be relaxed without expectation,without any thought ...jus a calm mind and a calm evening.
Alone and vacant...for ppl may be good for nothing gesture but i really counts...360-365 days in a year..12 months in a year...every month 30 days..every day 24 hours..but hw much time for urself....