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
Improving your life doesn’t have to be about changing everything – it’s about making changes that count.
Interpretation
Improving your life involves meaningful changes rather than drastic overhauls.
This quote by Oprah Winfrey emphasizes that personal improvement is not necessarily about making sweeping changes to one's life but rather about making impactful adjustments that can lead to genuine progress and fulfillment. It encourages individuals to focus on small, significant changes that collectively contribute to a better quality of life, rather than feeling overwhelmed by the need for large transformations.
In practice
During a motivational workshop to inspire attendees to embrace gradual improvements.
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
Earth, is not this what you will: in us to rise up invisible? Is it, O Earth, not your dream once to be wholly invisible? Earth! Invisible! What, if not change, is your desperate mission?
When what you’re doing doesn’t work for 50 years, it’s time to try something new.
I'm just one generation between someone who cheered when Germans were burning and someone who doesn't even know that there is a border. That's a miracle - really is a miracle - and it gets me really emotional.
How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time.
So go ahead, break stuff. Break yourself on the once-hard edges of yourself. And recycle the debris into the foundation of your future.
There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
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