Top 895 Quotes & Sayings by Oprah Winfrey - Page 8

Truth allows you to live with integrity. Everything you do and say shows the world who you really are. Let it be the Truth.

The essential question is not, "How busy are you?" but "What are you busy at?"

I believe there's a calling for all of us. I know that every human being has value and purpose. The real work of our lives is to become aware. And awakened. To answer the call.

You must have some vision for your life. Even if you don't know the plan, you have to have a direction in which you choose to go... You want to be in the driver's seat of your own life because if you are not, life will drive you.

Do not waste your time with people who have shown you they really mean no good for you.

You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more.

I always knew I was a hit record just waiting to happen.

If I lost control of the business I'd lose myself - or at least the ability to be myself. Owning myself is a way to be myself.

When you don't know what to do, do nothing. Get quiet so you can hear the still, small voice.

No matter who you are, no matter what your culture is, it is absolutely possible to look out and extend yourself in such a way, that you can connect to other people and find that we are more alike than we are different.

When you surrender and stop resisting and stop trying to change that which you can't change, but be in the moment, be fully open to the blessings you've already received and those that are yet to come and stand in that space of gratitude ... and look at where you are and how far you've come and what you've accomplished - when you can claim THAT and SEE that, the literal vibration of your life will change.

The best way to look at aging is to see it as an opportunity to leave what didn't work behind and step boldly into a brand new future.

I was like you are. I thought Jesus came and died on the cross. Jesus' being here was about his death and dying on the cross but it really was about him coming to show us how to do it. To show us the Christ-consciousness that he had and that conciousness abides in all of us. That's what I got. That's what I got.

Even as a kid, my memories are of books taking me out of myself.

We're all called. If you're here breathing, you have a contribution to make.

I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself.

In God, I move and breathe and have my being.

Walk through life eager and open to self-improvemen t and that which is going to best help you evolve, because that's really why we're here - to evolve as human beings.

There is no doing in the world without being first.

God is a feeling experience and not a believing experience. If your religion is a believing experience ... then that's not truly God.

What matters is how you feel inside, because feeling beautiful on the inside is key to looking good.

Failure is a signpost to turn you in another direction.

I don't believe in luck. Luck is just preparation meeting the moment of opportunity.

Don't waste your time in the race looking back to see what the other guy is doing. It's not about the other guy. It's about what can you do. You just need to run that race as hard as you can. You need to give it everything you've got, all the time, for yourself.

There are still generations of people, older people, who were born and bred and marinated in it, in that prejudice and racism, and they just have to die.

That whisper you keep hearing is the universe trying to get your attention.

We create stress for ourselves because you feel like you have to do it. You have to. I don't feel that anymore

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

What I know is, if you do work that you love, and work that fulfills you, the rest will come. I truly believe the reason I've been so financially successful is because my focus has never been on the money.

Don't wait for someone else to complete you. 'Jerry Maguire' was just a movie.

Although there may be tragedy in your life, there’s always a possibility to triumph. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.

If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away,If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay. Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior. Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that's not meant to be. Slower is better. Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy..!

If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.

The only thing that can free you is the belief that you can be free.

Whenever you can't think of something to be grateful for, remember your breath. With each breath you take, you can say, 'I'm still here.' Make each day a holiday of thankfulness -and give yourself the gift of gratitude!

Whatever our dreams, ideas, or projects, we plant a seed, nurture it -- and then reap the fruits of our labors.

Getting my library card was like citizenship; it was like American citizenship.

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

Self-esteem means knowing you are the dream.

The struggle of my life created empathy... I could relate to pain... being abandoned... having people not love me.

I want every day to be a fresh start on expanding what is possible.

Your life is a journey of learning to love yourself first and then extending that love to others in every encounter.

Education is the way to move mountains, to build bridges, to change the world. Education is the path to the future. I believe that education is indeed freedom.

Keep a grateful journal. Every night, list five things that you are grateful for. What it will begin to do is change our perspective of your day and your life.

The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.

Allowing the truth of who you are-your spiritual self-to rule your life means you stop the struggle and learn to move with the flow of your life.

Your soul tells you when it's time to move on.

You want to be in the driver’s seat of your own life because if you are not, life will drive you.

The roles we play in each other's lives are only as powerful as the trust and connection between us--the protection, safety, and caring we are willing to share.

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

Become the change you want to see - those are words I live by.

You become what you believe. And to believe that you are created by the power that's greater than yourself means anything is possible.

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

Meditate. Breathe consciously. Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment. Make the connection.

Your mistake does not define who you are...you are your possibilities.

I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn't, I'll create something else. I don't have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.

A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself. A mentor is someone who allows you to know that no matter how dark the night, in the morning joy will come. A mentor is someone who allows you to see the higher part of yourself when sometimes it becomes hidden to your own view.

When you do your best, people notice.

All life is energy and we are transmitting it at every moment. We are all little beaming little signals like radio frequencies, and the world is responding in kind.

Use what you have to run toward your best - that's how I now live my life.