Oprah Winfrey Quotes
25 quotes
Oprah Winfrey
American media executive and philanthropist
25 Quotes
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
— O, The Oprah Magazine
Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different
— Super Soul Sunday
Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism
— CBS interview, 1989
The only courage you ever need is the courage to live the life you want
— O, The Oprah Magazine, May 2004
Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create
— Oprah’s Lifeclass
You don’t become what you want, you become what you believe
— Stanford Graduate School of Business Interview, 2014
Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity
— O, The Oprah Magazine, October 2011
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.
— O, The Oprah Magazine
Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.
— O, The Oprah Magazine
The reason I've been able to be so financially successful is my focus has never, ever for one minute been money
— Stanford Graduate School of Business interview, 2014
Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.
— O, The Oprah Magazine
With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice
— The Oprah Winfrey Show
The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.
— O, The Oprah Magazine
I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.
— What I Know for Sure
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
— O, The Oprah Magazine
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
— O, The Oprah Magazine
You become what you believe, not what you think or what you want.
— O, The Oprah Winfrey Show
I trust that everything happens for a reason, even when we’re not wise enough to see it
— What I Know For Sure
Turn your wounds into wisdom.
— Harvard Commencement Address 2013
Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you
— O Magazine
Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher
— O, The Oprah Magazine, April 2003
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment
— Harvard Commencement Address, 2013
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity
— O Magazine
Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.
— O, The Oprah Magazine
What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have
— Golden Globe Awards acceptance speech, 2018