Oprah Winfrey Quotes

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Oprah Winfrey quotes have become part of the fabric of our society.

In the more than 20 years since she first stepped into the picture with her syndicated talk show, Oprah Winfrey has been providing countless women and men, adults and children with inspiration, encouragement and motivation.

She is all about striving to be the best person you can be.

It is a lesson she herself learned at a young age and which she tries tirelessly to pass on to others. She has spread that message through many avenues from TV and magazines to her school for girls in South Africa and it is one she never tires of repeating.

Many people have found their lives profoundly changed by her words and these Oprah Winfrey quotes could do the same for you:

Oprah Winfrey Quotes

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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.
-- Oprah Winfrey

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.
-- Oprah Winfrey


Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
-- Oprah Winfrey


Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.
-- Oprah Winfrey

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


Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.
-- Oprah Winfrey


Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
-- Oprah Winfrey


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


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


More inspiring Oprah Winfrey quotes:
I always knew I was destined for greatness.
-- Oprah Winfrey


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.
-- Oprah Winfrey


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


I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.
-- Oprah Winfrey


I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.
-- Oprah Winfrey

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.
-- Oprah Winfrey


I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
-- Oprah Winfrey


I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.
-- Oprah Winfrey


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


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.
-- Oprah Winfrey


Read and learn from these Oprah Winfrey quotes:
If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.
-- Oprah Winfrey


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


It isn't until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are - not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within - that you can begin to take control.
-- Oprah Winfrey


It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is to decide on a carpet for my front porch. That's the truth.
-- Oprah Winfrey


Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
-- Oprah Winfrey


My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.
-- Oprah Winfrey


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


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


Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.
-- Oprah Winfrey


So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.
-- Oprah Winfrey


Oprah Winfrey knows what it is to come from nothing and make something of yourself. In her own unique way she has worked to help others make the same kind of discovery about themselves.
Through Oprah Winfrey quotes like these, hopefully we can all learn to find and accept what is best about ourselves and have the courage to let our light shine!