Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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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.
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I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.
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The biggest mistake in helping undeserved kids is not raising the bar high enough. Children will believe if you believe in them.
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Improving your life doesn’t have to be about changing everything – it’s about making changes that count.
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I'm easy to look at, but so hard to see.
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When you learn to say thank you, you see the world anew.
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The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.
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When you make loving others the story of your life, there's never a final chapter, because the legacy continues. You lend your light to one person, and he or she shines it on another and another and another.
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You are the author of your own life...Don't let others define it for you. Real power comes by doing what you are meant to be doing, and doing it well.
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I tried to empty myself and let the spirit of Sethe inhabit me.
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I was like you are. I thought Jesus came and died on the cross. Jesus' being here was about his death and dying on the cross but it really was about him coming to show us how to do it. To show us the Christ-consciousness that he had and that conciousness abides in all of us. That's what I got. That's what I got.
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Failure is life at it's most poignant and it's only there to push you in the right direction.
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I decided to be the best and the smartest.
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The best way to succeed is to discover what you love and find a way to offer it to others.
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This past Thanksgiving, my father was at the farm, and I had all 11 dogs in the house with a father who never allowed dogs in the house. And he got up to leave the table and came back and Solomon was in his chair. And he says, "This dog is in my chair." And I said, "It's the other way around, you're sitting in his chair."
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I thought, If I'm gonna run a jazz club, if I've got Miles Davis' posters in my bar, I should at least know what his horn sounds like.
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What I know for sure: Having the best things is no substitute for having the best life. When you can let go of the desire to acquire, you know you are really on your way.
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You are awareness disguised as a human being.
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The miracle of your existence calls for celebration every day.
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I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.
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Life is a big ol' canvas. And you have every combination of colors to paint with.
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No gesture is too small when done with gratitude.
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God is a feeling experience and not a believing experience. If your religion is a believing experience ... then that's not truly God.
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Your work speaks for you. Your art defines you.
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You have to be responsible for the energy you're putting out into the world.
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If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think.
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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
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If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the spirit.
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There's nothing worse than betraying yourself.
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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.
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