In this post, we’ll read Oprah Winfrey quotes who is an American media mogul, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.
Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi, and she experienced a challenging childhood marked by financial issues.
She gained national fame as the host of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” which was a daytime talk show that aired from 1986 to 2011. The show became one of the highest-rated television programs in history.
Her journey from humble beginnings to becoming one of the most influential figures in the world is an inspiration to many girls and women around the globe.
Let’s read some of the best Oprah Winfrey quotes about success, self worth and more.
Oprah Winfrey Quotes
1. “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.”
2. “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.”
3. “I refuse to be quiet in the face of injustice.”
4. “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.”
5. “It does not matter how you came into the world, what matters is that you are here.”
6. “I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that’s how I operate my life.”
7. “With age comes the understanding and appreciation of your most important asset, your health.”
8. “When you’re open to receiving them, the possibilities just keep on coming.”
9.“Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.”
10. “Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.”
Best Oprah Winfrey Quotes
1. “When I look into the future, it’s so bright it burns my eyes.”
2. “What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.”
3. “You CAN have it all. You just can’t have it all at once.”
4. “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.”
5. “If you want to feel good, you have to go out and do some good.”
6. “Follow your feelings. If it feels right, move forward. If it doesn’t feel right, don’t do it.”
7. “When you forgive somebody, it doesn’t necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.”
8. “Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.”
Motivational Oprah Winfrey Quotes
1. “You can either see yourself as a wave in the ocean or you can see yourself as the ocean.”
2. “Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.”
3. “Your job is not just to do what your parents say, what your teachers say, what society says, but to figure out what your heart calling is and to be led by that.”
4. “If you don’t know what your passion is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth is to find it.”
5. “It makes no difference how many peaks you reach if there was no pleasure in the climb.”
6. “Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”
7. “The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.”
8. “I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.”
Oprah Winfrey Quotes about Self-love
1. “To love yourself is a never-ending journey.”
2. “I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself.”
3. “Good riddance to decisions that don’t support self-worth.”
4. “I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I’ve become. If I had, I’d have done it a lot earlier.”
5. “Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.”
6. “Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself.”
7. “Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.”
8. “Look inward—the loving begins with you.”
9. “I don’t want anyone who doesn’t want me.”
10. “You alone are enough.”
11. “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.”
Oprah Winfrey Quotes about Success
1. “You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.”
2. “When you’re the most successful person in your family, in your neighborhood, and in your town, everybody thinks you’re the First National Bank, and you have to figure out for yourself where those boundaries are.”
3. “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.”
4. “I had become so accustomed to succeeding that I no longer even remembered what it was like to fail.”
5. “For everyone of us that succeeds, it’s because there’s somebody there to show you the way out.”
Oprah Winfrey Quotes about Dreams
1. “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.”
2. “The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance—and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.”
3. “I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.”
4. “I always knew I was destined for greatness.”
5. “You become what you believe, not what you think or what you want.”
Oprah Winfrey Quotes about Life
1. “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”
2. “My therapy has come from paying attention to my life.”
3. “If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the spirit.”
4. “I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.”
5. “Whatever has happened to you in your past has no power over this present moment, because life is now.”
6. “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.
7. “You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.”
8. “The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.”
9. “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.”
Oprah Winfrey Quotes about Love
1. “Love is a lesson worth learning.”
2. “The struggle of my life created empathy – I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me.”
3. “I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.”
4. “What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.”
5. “Love somebody. Just one person. And then spread that to two. And as many as you can. You’ll see the difference it makes.”
6. “If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn’t want you, nothing can make him stay.”
Oprah Winfrey Quotes about Money
1. “I am grateful for the blessings of wealth, but it hasn’t changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I’m just wearing better shoes.”
2. “To me, the money is – it’s certainly a wonderful thing. But it is in direct proportion to how you’re able to bless yourself and bless others with it.”
3. “Money is worth nothing if it can’t buy you the opportunity to love more.”
4. “The reason I’ve been able to be so financially successful is my focus has never, ever for one minute been money.”
5. “I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.”
Oprah Winfrey Quotes about Leadership
1. “Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives.”
2. “I don’t yell at people, I don’t mistreat people. I don’t talk down to people, so no one else in this building, in this vicinity, has the right to do it.”
3. “I’ve talked to nearly 30,000 people on this show, and all 30,000 had one thing in common: They all wanted validation…I would tell you that every single person you will ever meet shares that common desire.”
4. “Dare to be different. Be a pioneer. Be a leader. Be the kind of woman who in the face of adversity will continue to embrace life and walk fearlessly toward the challenge.”
Oprah Winfrey Quotes about Failure
1. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”
2. “If you’re constantly pushing yourself higher, higher, the law of averages – not to mention the myth of Icarus – predicts that you will at some point fall. And when you do, I want you to know this, remember this: There is no such thing as failure.”
3. “I don’t believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.”
4. “Every stumble is not a fall, and every fall does not mean failure.”
5. “Being human means you will make mistakes. And you will make mistakes, because failure is God’s way of moving you in another direction.”
6. “I will tell you that there have been no failures in my life. I don’t want to sound like some metaphysical queen, but there have been no failures. There have been some tremendous lessons.”
7. “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.”
Oprah Winfrey Quotes about Friends
1. “If friends disappoint you over and over, that’s in large part your own fault. Once someone has shown a tendency to be self-centered, you need to recognize that and take care of yourself; people aren’t going to change simply because you want them to.”
2. “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.”
3. “The best gift anyone can give, I believe, is the gift of sharing themselves.”
Oprah Winfrey Quotes about Confidence
1. “So long as you’re still worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them.”
2. “When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.”
3. “I was once afraid of people saying, ‘Who does she think she is?’ Now I have the courage to stand and say, ‘This is who I am.’”
4. “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.”
5. “Don’t let people talk you into what they think is you.”
6. “You are who you are at this moment because of everything that’s ever happened to you, everything that you carried forward for yourself.”
7. “Even if you flippin’ fries at McDonald’s, if you are excellent, everybody wants to be in your line.”
8. “Don’t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem.”
Oprah Winfrey Quotes about Change
1. “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.”
2. “The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.”
3. “All stress comes from resisting what is.”
4. “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.”
Oprah Winfrey Quotes about Humility & Character
1. “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.”
2. “You get to know who you really are in a crisis.”
3. “True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.’”
4. “So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.”
5. “You’re either humble or you’re not. If you were a jerk before the fame, you just become a jerk with a bigger spotlight. Whoever you are really comes through.”
These Oprah Winfrey quotes reflect her drive for personal empowerment, self-discovery, and social justice.
Her journey from poverty to success, combined with her generosity, compassion, and leadership, has earned her widespread admiration and respect.
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