Oprah Winfrey Quotes

Committing to a lifetime of wellness is not a luxury-it's a necessity. You'll never have enough time; you have to make the time.

You can't accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself. If life teaches you nothing else, know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.

The choices we've made throughout our lives affect whatever happens to us in any given moment.

A gift isn't a gift unless it has meaning. Just giving things to people, especially children, create the expectation of more things.

Meditate. Breathe consciously. Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment. Make the connection.

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

You cannot continue to succeed in the world or have a fulfilling life in the world unless you choose to use your life in the service somehow to others and give back what you have been given. That's how you keep it. That's how you get it. That's how you grow it.

When you educate a woman, you set her free. Had I not had books and education in Mississippi, I would have believed that's all there was.

When you focus on what you have, your ABUNDANCE increases. I started with my breath. Noticing being alive is a good start!

For me to live in a world that is not inclusive of other people who are not Christian would be the opposite of Christianity.

It doesn't take a lot to make me happy. I take pleasure from everything I do.

A lesson will keep repeating itself until it is learned. Life first will send the lesson to you in the size of a pebble; if you ignore the pebble, then life will send you a brick; if you ignore the brick, life will send you a brick wall; if you ignore the brick wall, life will send you a demolition truck.

I believe luck is preparation meeting opportunity. If you hadn’t been prepared when the opportunity came along, you wouldn’t have been lucky.

I cannot be defined by what other people think.

I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.

I know for sure that's what we're here to do: Keep the joy thing going for all seasons.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

The miracle of your existence calls for celebration every day.

Your life is a journey of learning to love yourself first and then extending that love to others in every encounter.

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

What I know for sure is that your life is a multipart series of all your experiences- and each experience is created by your thoughts, intentions, and actions to teach you what you need to know. Your life is a journey of learning to love yourself first and then extending that love to others in every encounter.

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

I can't imagine I could have become the person I am now without books. Books became synonymous with freedom. They showed that you could open doors and walk through.

I live in a space of thankfulness- And I have been rewarded a million times over for it. I started out giving thanks for the small things, and more thankful I become, the more my bounty increased, that's because what you focus on expands and when you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it.

I still love church. My favorite church service is T.D. Jakes at the Potter's House. I don't think there is a better preacher in the country. His ability to interpret scripture is like no other.

Whatever you fear most has no power - it is your fear that has the power. The thing itself cannot touch you. But if you allow your fear to seep into your mind and overtake your thoughts, it will rob you of your life.

I always knew I'd be a millionaire by age thirty-two. In fact, I am going to be the richest black woman in America.

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

I learned that I could control my life. You are the master of your fate. . . you are the captain of your soul. I took control and went to my space. . . My space. . . the universal energy. . . I tapped into that space of divine flow, where all beings, all things are connected. That space is real. You cannot have a meaningful life without having spiritual self-reflection. Know who you are and why you are here. When you tap into that space, divine flow, that universal energy, you become untouchable in what you are called to do.

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

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.

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

Material success is rewarding and a lot of fun, but it's not the most important thing in my life because I know when this is all over, the Master isn't going to ask me how many things I owned or how many television shows I did. I think the questions will be, What did I do to make a difference? Did I learn to live with love in my heart?

What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives.

If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are. It shouldn't change you. If you're a jerk, you just get to be a bigger jerk. What fame does is magnify who you are and puts that on a platter for the whole world to see.

What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you. That's not just my theory or point of view, it's physics. Life is an energy of giving and receiving... Those that are greedy, hit a road block where they are alone. Give more than you receive and be grateful for those around you.

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.

You only have power in your energy field ... so the only way to live the life you want is in your energy field ... and your greatest power is love.

Even as a kid, my memories are of books taking me out of myself.

I try to live in the moment and let that moment carry me to the next great place.

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

When you know who you are and what you stand for, you stand in wisdom.

...I learned to be grateful no matter what happened in my life!

A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself. A mentor is someone who allows you to know that no matter how dark the night, in the morning joy will come. A mentor is someone who allows you to see the higher part of yourself when sometimes it becomes hidden to your own view.

All stress comes from resisting what is.

I never had children, never even thought I would have children. Now I have 152 daughters; expecting 75 more next year. That is some type of gestation period.

Everyone has to learn to think differently, bigger, to open to possibilities.

We're all looking for the highest, fullest expression of ourselves as a human being.