Oprah Winfrey Quotes

What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.

Nothing is ever wrong. We learn from every step we take. Whatever you did today was the way it was meant to be. Be proud of you.

When you learn, teach. When you get, give. Maya Angelou taught me that.

Follow your passion. It will lead you to your purpose.

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

Don't settle for a relationship that won't let you be yourself.

If you don't heal the wounds of your childhood, you bleed into the future.

You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.

I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint

You have to find what sparks a light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world.

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.

Move with the flow. Don't fight the current. Resist nothing. Let life carry you. Don't try to carry it.

The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance.

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.

Everybody looks at their poop.

If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough.

A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.

Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.

There were no ugly people in Ethiopia

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.

Thank you for that experience.

Never give up your power to another person.

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo.

Tune out the naysayers, tune into your own courage, and take a bold step toward the passion-filled life you really want.

What I know for sure is that you feel real joy in direct proportion to how connected you are to living your truth.

The miracle of your existence calls for celebration every day.

You CAN have it all. You just can't have it all at once.

What you focus on expands, and when you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it.

Don't get confused with what people say you are, with who you know you are.

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.

Follow your feelings. If it feels right, move forward. If it doesn't feel right, don't do it.

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more.

When you have done everything that you can do, surrender. Give yourself up to the power and energy that's greater than yourself.

I am grateful for the blessings of wealth, but it hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I'm just wearing better shoes.

The best way to succeed is to discover what you love and find a way to offer it to others.

There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It's why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.

The only courage you will need is the courage to live the life you are meant to.

always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you'll have to eat them, you can swallow it well.

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.

Some women have a weakness for shoes... I can go barefoot if necessary. I have a weakness for books.

When you don't know what to do, get still. The answer will come.

My idea is to give hope, because where there is no hope, there is no vision, and where there is no vision, people will perish.

The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.

Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment.

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

Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.