Oprah Winfrey Life Quotations

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.

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.

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

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

Mattie lived the biggest, greatest life of anyone I've ever known. He lived his life with the light of love, and each of us has the power to do that in our own way.

Every show you'll see here holds such profound meaning for me, ... I appreciate every hour our viewers spent watching us grow forward and now, through this DVD Collection, I can give back to the world by using its proceeds and the next twenty seasons of my life for what I know is my true calling -- to be of service to women, children and families in need around the world.

After this trip I know these kids went home with happy memories to last a life time.

changed the trajectory of my life and the lives of so many other people in the world.

I don't believe in luck. Luck is just preparation meeting the moment of opportunity.

If things go wrong and you hit a dead end-as you will-it's just life's way of saying it's time to change course

Failures can be God's little whispers (or) a full earthquake in our lives because we didn't listen to the whispers

What you're thinking, what you're saying, what you're doing, is having an impact on you and the people around you

I make sure to use my life for that which can be of goodwill. It has fortified me spiritually and emotionally

You are here to do something you are uniquely created for. No one else can do it like you can, that's why you're here

Your life's work is to find your life's work-and then to exercise the discipline, tenacity, and hard work it takes to pursue it

Just being born makes you worthy enough to be here

I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it

All trials force the question, Who are you really? And you must trust yourself to answer

Failure is just a way for our lives to show us we're moving in the wrong direction, that we should try something different

I started out giving thanks for small things, and the more thankful I became, the more my bounty increased

You get from the world what you give to the world.

I've always believed free will is a birthright. God even allows us to choose whether to be led by the divine order

You have the RIGHT to change your mind

If this was the last day of your life, would you spend it the way you're spending today?

Wherever you are in life, look at your beliefs. They put you there

Your journey begins with a choice to get up, step out, and live fully

Be loving to yourself and others will see that love reciprocated. This rule works every time

When you don't give yourself the time and care you need, your body rebels in the form of sickness and exhaustion

Whatever your secret, live your own truth; life is too short.

Tithe in kind where your spirit is fed.

Difficulties come when you don't pay attention to life's whisper. Life always whispers to you first, but if you ignore the whisper, sooner or later you'll get a scream

The big secret in life is there is no secret. Whatever your goal. You can get there if you're willing to work.

The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.

What other people label or might try to call failure, I have learned is just God's way of pointing you in a new direction

One if the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn.

Keep a grateful journal. Every night, list five things that happened this day that you are grateful for. What it will begin to do is change your perspective of your day and your life. If you can learn to focus on what you have, you will always see that the universe is abundant; you will have more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never have enough.

No experience is ever wasted. Everything has meaning.

Be more splendid, more extraordinary. Use every moment to fill yourself up.

Lessons often come dressed up as detours and roadblocks

What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you.

I believe there's a calling for all of us. I know that every human being has value and purpose. The real work of our lives is to become aware. And awakened. To answer the call.

The key is not to worry about being successful, but to instead to work toward being significant - and the success will naturally follow...

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

Every choice gives you a chance to pave your own road. Keep moving. Full speed ahead

I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.

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

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

You will be wounded many times in your life. You'll make mistakes. Some people will call them failures but I have learned that failure is really God's way of saying, "Excuse me, you're moving in the wrong direction." It's just an experience, just an experience.