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I believe life is an 'experience ball.' You throw it at someone, it picks up their response... it grows. You play with that ball, learning what it teaches you. ”
It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself. ”
I kept thinking I would be spending my life up to my elbows in shampoo. ”
Oprah is so bright, and her intelligence is so piercing that I don't think anyone who spends a few minutes with her isn't struck by that. ”
I grew up thinking that whatever I wanted to do, I could do. ”
I am a self-critical perfectionist. ”
God's not thinking about your mistakes, failures or shortcomings. No, His thoughts toward you are good. ”
Our culture has long mistrusted the body. It's been seen as a confusing blend of God's handiwork and the devil's playground. It is, rather, a vortex of intelligence. ”
I would lay awake nights and cry a lot thinking, is my dad gonna come home? Is he gonna go to jail again? Is he going to get killed? ”
When I was learning to drive, I thought the big milestones were changing gear, changing lane, and three-point-turns. ”