Quotes By Oprah Winfrey

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

I remember a specific moment, watching my grandmother hang the clothes on the line, and her saying to me, 'you are going to have to learn to do this,' and me being in that space of awareness and knowing that my life would not be the same as my grandmother's life.

If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the spirit.

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

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.

I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I've become. If I had, I'd have done it a lot earlier.

I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life.

I'm not even kind of a lesbian.

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment.

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

She is the mother I never had, she is the sister everybody would want. She is the friend that everybody deserves. I don't know a better person.

For everyone of us that succeeds, it's because there's somebody there to show you the way out.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.

I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.

When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

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