Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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Life whispers to you all the time...from the time you wake up in the morning and with every single experience.
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I don't want anyone who doesn't want me.
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I think that the idea of reaching young girls that are in college is something that we are strongly open to because who better wants to know how to live a more purposeful life than people who are starting out?
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The next time you look into the mirror, try to let go of the storyline that says you're too fat or too sallow, too ashy or too old, your eyes are too small or your nose too big; just look into the mirror and see your face. When the criticism drops away, what you will see then is just you, without judgment, and that is the first step towards transforming your experience of the world.
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I can't define "God," so to be open to the mystical and mystery of God is a natural part of myself. So people criticize me for not being what they are, and I say, it's working for me and has worked for me and continues to work for me, in a way that fills me with a sense of peace and contentment about what God means to me.
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To come from no voice, no power, and to be able to achieve what I have means that only my own personal vision holds me back.
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I never had children, never even thought I would have children. Now I have 152 daughters; expecting 75 more next year. That is some type of gestation period.
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You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.
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I am where I am because of the bridges I have crossed.
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You are where you are in life because of what you believe is possible for yourself.
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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.
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I've been stopped cold from eating another burger!
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Right now you are one choice away from a new beginning - one that leads you toward becoming the fullest human being you can be.
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I did not believe what I was told about being poor and black and female in Mississippi in 1954.
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I wasn't remembering the gift that God had given me. I had totally put all that aside. And my daughter was growing up before my eyes, and I just wanted to grab hold of that. It goes by so fast. I wanted to watch her. I wanted to be that parent - because at that point in time, I was a single parent. Watch her go to school, and when she got home, be there. I wanted that moment.
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I am disappointed by this controversy surrounding A Million Little Pieces because I rely on the publishers to define the category that a book falls within and also the authenticity of the work.
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Failure is life at it's most poignant and it's only there to push you in the right direction.
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I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better lives.
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The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. .... There are no back doors, no free rides. There's just you, this moment and a choice.
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I try to view the challenges in my life not as annoyances, but as confirmations of fortitude.
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Live life and take chances. Believe that everything happens for a reason and don't regret. Love to the fullest and you will find true happiness in life. Realize that things go wrong and people change, but things do go on. Sometimes things weren't meant to be. What is supposed to happen will work its way out.
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It's great to have a private jet. Anyone that tells you that having your own private jet isn't great is lying to you.
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I felt that it was deeply moving and profound, and of course everybody was like, "Oh, the president [Barack Obama] can sing!" Maybe a little off key! I actually think that the sermon reinforced the very nature of the grace that the victims' families had shown to the world.
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I am not in the closet. I am not coming out of the closet. I am not gay.