Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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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.
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You were seen, you were heard and you matter.
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This is your moment. Own it.
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Is it shocking that it's very difficult for a news organization to do news in America now? It's not shocking because we're a culture that doesn't want news. We want entertainment. We want info-tainment. That's why CNN is having problems.
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I am a product of every other black woman before me who has done or said anything worthwhile. Recognizing that I am part of history is what allows me to soar.
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The secret to being successful is to find a way to bring yourself through, even in your stories. People are looking for the essence of your truth. When you can bring your own truth to it, that's when it works.
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What I know for sure: Often we don't even realize who we're meant to be because we're so busy trying to live out someone else's ideas. But other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny.
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Have the courage to follow your passion - and if you don't know what it is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth is to find it.
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I'm not one of those people who is trying to act like I don't sleep. I used to be like, "Oh, I only need four hours." Now I need exactly 5 1/2 to 6 in order to feel like I've done well.
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Life isn't about what you have but what you have to give.
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I know I'm a person who's been bugged for years about the up and down weight thing.
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You become excellent, and when you become excellent, no-one can take that away from you.
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What I know for sure is that pleasure is energy reciprocated. What you put out comes back. Your base level of pleasure is determined by how you view your whole life.
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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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When you know who you are and what you stand for, you stand in wisdom.
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Often when someone comes to you and wants to vent, it's so tempting to start giving advice. But if you allow the person just to let the feelings out, and then at another time come back with advice or comments, that person would experience a deeper healing.
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I can't deny that Jerry Springer supposedly beating us didn't affect me. There was a point where I felt like, Golly, you work so hard, you try so hard and the people say they want meaningful television and then Jerry Springer ends up beating you. It was disturbing.
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Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine.
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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.
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You have the RIGHT to change your mind.
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When you learn to say thank you, you see the world anew.
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Nothing happens until you decide.
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Following your heart's desire will lead you in the direction your spirit wants to go.
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Don't get confused with what people say you are, with who you know you are.