Top 895 Quotes & Sayings by Oprah Winfrey - Page 2
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Last updated on December 25, 2024.
You are who you are at this moment because of everything that's ever happened to you, everything that you carried forward for yourself.
Most people honestly want to do as well as they can in their lives.
I always knew I was destined for greatness.
I'm sick of people sittin' in chairs stating their problems. Then we roll the videotape... then we have our experts on the topic... I'm in the 'What's next?' phase of my career.
My therapy has come from paying attention to my life.
I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.
The goal of my shows, my interviews, my business, my philanthropy, all of it, whatever ventures I might pursue, would be to make clear that what unites us is ultimately far more redeeming and compelling than anything that separates me.
Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.
I'm not even kind of a lesbian.
Love somebody. Just one person. And then spread that to two. And as many as you can. You'll see the difference it makes.
It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is to decide on a carpet for my front porch. That's the truth.
Even people who believe they deserve to be happy and have nice things often don't feel worthy once they have them.
That's the gift that a mother can give, to make everyone feel like they are the special one.
When you think about growing and being empowered yourself, it is what you've been able to do for other people that leaves you the fullest.
I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.
Even if you flippin' fries at McDonald's, if you are excellent, everybody wants to be in your line.
I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life.
When you're the most successful person in your family, in your neighborhood, and in your town, everybody thinks you're the First National Bank, and you have to figure out for yourself where those boundaries are.
Over the years, I've interviewed thousands of people, most of them women, and I would say that the root of every dysfunction I've ever encountered, every problem, has been some sense of a lacking of self-value or of self-worth.
I always feel that until you take your last breath, you're always growing.
I consider the world, this Earth, to be like a school, and our life the classrooms.
It does not matter how you came into the world, what matters is that you are here.
I remember a specific moment, watching my grandmother hang the clothes on the line, and her saying to me, 'you are going to have to learn to do this,' and me being in that space of awareness and knowing that my life would not be the same as my grandmother's life.
Acting is about going into the space, and there are just some places that I'm not willing to go.
If you're constantly pushing yourself higher, higher, the law of averages - not to mention the myth of Icarus - predicts that you will at some point fall. And when you do, I want you to know this, remember this: There is no such thing as failure.
To me, the money is - it's certainly a wonderful thing. But it is in direct proportion to how you're able to bless yourself and bless others with it.
My whole reason for creating a network is literally to bring little pieces of light. It's to continue to spread little pieces of light in the world, to illuminate the possibility of the human spirit.
I try to basically keep my opinions to myself when it comes to people who are charged with crimes that I don't know anything about.
I had become so accustomed to succeeding that I no longer even remembered what it was like to fail.
If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the spirit.
My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here.
You alone are enough.
You're either humble or you're not. If you were a jerk before the fame, you just become a jerk with a bigger spotlight. Whoever you are really comes through.
I think people who have good parents come into the world with a strength, yes, and an advantage.
Look at how hard it was to get to where I am. It doesn't make sense to give it up.
?Living in the moment means letting go of the past and not waiting for the future. It means living your life consciously, aware that each moment you breathe is a gift.
Learn from every mistake because every experience, encounter, and particularly your mistakes are there to teach you and force you into being more who you are.
Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.
You are not your circumstances. You are your possibilities. If you know that, you can do anything.
Nothing happens until you decide. Make a decision and watch your life move forward.
You will be wounded many times in your life. You'll make mistakes. Some people will call them failures but I have learned that failure is really God's way of saying, "Excuse me, you're moving in the wrong direction." It's just an experience, just an experience.
Whatever you fear most has no power--it is your fear that has the power
You can't do it all yourself. Don't be afraid to rely on others to help you accomplish your goals.
You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.
Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives.
No experience is wasted. Everything in life is happening to grow you up, to fill you up, to help you become more of who you were created to be.
You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.
Pray as if it's up to God, work as if it's up to you.
The big secret in life is there is no secret. Whatever your goal. You can get there if you're willing to work.
Every choice in life either moves you forward or keeps you stuck.
Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment.
The miracle of your existence calls for celebration every day.
Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable. Doing the right thing, even when nobody knows you're doing the right thing will always bring the right thing to you.
The best of times is now.
Don't complain about what you don't have. Use what you've got. To be less than your best is a sin.
I’ve learned not to worry about what might come next.
The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.
Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell
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