Quote by Oprah Winfrey
I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to r

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And thats how I operate my life. – Oprah Winfrey

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Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. – Oprah Winfrey

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Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have. – Oprah Winfrey

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He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold. – Herodotus

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Stubborn and ardent clinging to ones opinion is the best proof of stupidity. – Michel de Montaigne

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Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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If its flipping hamburgers at McDonalds, be the best hamburger flipper in the world. Whatever it is you do you have to master your craft. – Snoop Dogg

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When a black Jacksonian looks about his home community, he sees a city of over 150,000, of which 40% is Negro, in which there is not a single Negro policeman or policewoman, school crossing guard, or fireman. – Medgar Evers

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