Oprah Winfrey Quotes

Devote today to something so daring even you can’t believe you’re doing it

Be more splendid, more extraordinary. Use every moment to fill yourself up

You are where you are in life because of what you believe is possible for yourself

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand

Alone time is when I distance myself from the voices of the world so I can hear my own

I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly

Whatever your secret, live your own truth; life is easier that way

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism

The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams

Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others

Doing the right thing is not the problem. Knowing what the right thing is, that’s the challenge

Every day brings a chance to start over, to get it right, to be better than yesterday

What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have

True forgiveness is when you can say, 'Thank you for that experience.'

I trust that everything will be okay, even when I don’t know how

The intention behind the action is what matters

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you

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

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

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

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment

If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams

Everyone wants 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

Think about any attachments that are depleting your emotional reserves. Consider letting them go

The only courage you ever need is the courage to fulfill the dreams of your own life

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate

What I know for sure is that if you want to have success, you can't make success your goal. The key is not to worry about being successful, but to instead work toward being significant—and the success will naturally follow

I believe that one of life’s greatest risks is never daring to risk

One of the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment

Turn your wounds into wisdom

I always knew I was destined for greatness

The answer is, who are you supposed to be? Are you living up to that person?

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on

With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher

Turn your wounds into wisdom

Gratitude is the single greatest treasure I will take with me from this experience

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

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be

You don’t get what you wish for. You get what you believe

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and step out and dance—to live free of regret and filled with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand

I don’t believe in luck. Luck is preparation meeting opportunity

I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it

Turn your wounds into wisdom

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different

Every one of us gets through the tough times because somebody is there, standing in the gap to close it for us

You are not your circumstances. You are your possibilities

Failure is another stepping stone to greatness

You don't become what you want, you become what you believe

What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine

Love is a lesson that takes a lifetime to learn

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment

The biggest choices begin and end with you—your internal big questions

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for

Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth

Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past could have been any different than it was

Doing the right thing, even when nobody knows you’re doing it, brings more satisfaction than doing it for public applause

The biggest challenge of life is to be yourself in a world that is trying to make you like everyone else

Surround yourself with only people who are going to take you higher

You have to know what sparks the light in you so that you, in your own way, can illuminate the world

The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure

Failure is another stepping stone to greatness

Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth

If you don’t heal the wounds of your childhood, you bleed into the future

I don’t want anyone who doesn’t want me. I learned that long ago

I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more

You get a car! You get a car! Everybody gets a car!

Worrying is wasted time. Use the same energy for doing something about whatever worries you

The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance—and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning

The best gift anyone can give, I believe, is the gift of sharing themselves

You can have it all, just not all at once

When I look at the future, it’s so bright it burns my eyes

Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher

Nothing happens until you decide. Make a decision and watch your life move forward

I trust that when the answer is ‘no,’ there’s a better ‘yes’ down the road

I don’t believe in coincidences. There are meaningful reasons behind every event

With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness

I don’t believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process

The true meaning of courage is to be afraid, and then with your knees knocking and your heart racing, take the step anyway

The reason I've been able to be so financially successful is my focus has never, ever for one minute been money

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi

Every stumble is not a fall, and every fall does not mean failure

You have to evolve or else you disappear

You define your own life. Don’t let other people write your script

Your journey begins with a choice to get up, step out, and live fully

So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude

You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are

You become what you believe

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for

The greatest gift you can give yourself is time. Taking time to be more fully present