Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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Live from the heart of yourself.
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You can't give it to others if you don't have it in yourself.
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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 decided to be the best and the smartest.
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So, The Color Purple changed my life. It changed everything about my life because, in that moment of praying and letting go, I really understood the principle of surrender. The principle of surrender is that, after you have done all that you can do, and you've done your best and given it your all, you then have to release it to whatever you call God, or don't call God.
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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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Take five minutes to centre yourself in the morning...set your intention every day...if you don't have five minutes, you don't deserve to have the life of your dreams.
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Sometimes you find out what you are supposed to be doing by doing the things you are not supposed to do.
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The way through the challenge is to get still and ask yourself, 'What is the next right move? What is the next right move?' and then, from that space, make the next right move and the next right move.
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I made the decision I will own my own show. So never again will I ever be told what I can and can not do.
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Free speech not only lives, it rocks!
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Inner wisdom is more important than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.
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Anything you can imagine, you can create.
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When I didn't have friends, I had books.
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Life isn't about what you have but what you have to give.
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I still love church. My favorite church service is T.D. Jakes at the Potter's House. I don't think there is a better preacher in the country. His ability to interpret scripture is like no other.
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Make the right decision even when nobody's looking and you will always turn out okay.
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The essential question is not, "How busy are you?" but "What are you busy at?"
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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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It's not easy being grateful all the time. But it's when you feel least thankful that you are most in need of what gratitude can give you.
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I firmly believe that none of us in this world have made it until the least among us have made it.
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The reason I so rarely break promises to other people? It breaks trust. Without trust, there's no relationship.
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I've talked to nearly 30,000, people on this show, and all 30,000, had one thing in common: They all wanted validation...I would tell you that every single person you will ever meet shares that common desire.
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The next road is always ahead.