Oprah Winfrey Quotes

It's great to have a private jet. Anyone that tells you that having your own private jet isn't great is lying to you.

I truly believe that a woman can have anything she wants - if she's willing to do the hard work it takes to get it.

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

Dream big - dream very big. Work hard - work very hard. And after you've done all you can, you stand, wait and fully surrender.

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.

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.

When people say they are looking for happiness, I ask, What are you giving to the world?

We're all called. If you're here breathing, you have a contribution to make.

Always listen to your inner voice.

If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.

Every day brings a chance to live free of regret and with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand.

In America, people are so busy. Even the children are busy. I get the impression very few of us are touching the miracle that you are alive.

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

When you have more respect for yourself and put yourself in a position where you feel your sense of value or worth, that's how you know you're on the right path.

I am disappointed by this controversy surrounding A Million Little Pieces because I rely on the publishers to define the category that a book falls within and also the authenticity of the work.

There is no greater source of strength and power for me in my life than going still, being quiet and recognizing what real power is.

Worrying is wasted time. Use the same energy for doing something about whatever worries you.

I always knew I was a hit record just waiting to happen.

What's wrong with the world and what can we do to change it?

I'm one of those people who lives for the moment. If you concern yourself with what's going to happen a year from now, or five years from now, you defuse the moment. Whatever comes, comes. For this time I enjoy the ascent. I don't worry about anything except getting thinner thighs.

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.

Have a similar outlook as a monarch. A ruler is not reluctant to come up short. Disappointment is an alternate steppingstone to significance.

Right now you are one choice away from a new beginning.

A friend of mine says that perfection is a road, not a destination.

Can you see me? Can you hear me? Does anything I say mean anything to you?

Your gut is your inner compass.

Whenever you can't think of something to be grateful for, remember your breath. With each breath you take, you can say, 'I'm still here.' Make each day a holiday of thankfulness -and give yourself the gift of gratitude!

Your intention rules your life and determines the outcome.

I grew up in the country, which is probably why I'm so attached to the land. I love it. I love the lay of the land. I love walking the land. And I love knowing that it's my land.

Gratitude is the single greatest treasure I will take with me from this experience.

Wherever you are, that’s your stage, your circle of influence. That’s your talk show, that’s where your power lies. ... You have the power to change somebody’s life. Everyone has a calling, and your real job in life is to figure out what that is and get about the business of doing it.

When I read poetry, I read it aloud. It's so much better that way.

When you're passionate about your work, it feels like you would do it even if no one were paying you.

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

Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell

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

You only have to believe that you can succeed, that you can be whatever your heart desires, be willing to work for it, and you can have it.

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.

One of the truths I most deeply believe is that everything in life - everything - is energy. Within every one of us is the energy that makes the sun rise every day and keeps the planets aligned. It's there, already inside of you, waiting for you to know it. And when you tap in with that connection, that source, that miraculous energy, what I know for sure is that the universe rises up to meet you in unimaginable ways and help you create the life that you want.

Women of South Africa are some of the most powerful people on Earth. Change what you believe is possible for yourself.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

The nature of Buddhism, as I understand it, is to believe that we are all pure and radiant at our core. And yet we see around us so much evidence that people are not acting from a place of purity and radiance.

The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you don't know the difference between reality and fantasy, when for just that one moment you feel with your entire soul that the dream is reality, and it really happened.

I wasn't the cutest or the most talented, but I could get through the question-and-answer period.

It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures.

When I was going through menopause, I didn't sleep. I didn't sleep for two years and ended up blowing out my thyroid, and I became nonfunctional. It's difficult to remain fully present if I'm not getting enough sleep, so I work at getting enough.

Never for a moment allow your greatness to interfere with your goodness.

The older I get, the more centered I become and the more I think I really know about myself. What I know is that what other people do doesn't really have any effect on me.