Oprah Winfrey Quotes

“You are not your circumstances. You are your possibilities. If you know that, you can do anything.”

“There is a seeded bread that I bring from South Africa. I bring home 10, 20 loaves. I am so bad with this bread. I've literally been in hotels and brought my own: "Please, can you toast this? I have my own bread." They're like, "You have your own bread?" And I'll pull it out!”

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

“You can't accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself”

“Not like I need an excuse to enjoy a Moscow mule, but this tray and six-mug set, handmade in Mexico with hammered recycled copper, makes cocktail hour extra special.”

“Don't put a ceiling on yourself.”

“Twenty minutes in the morning, 20 in the evening. Transcendental Meditation teachers have taught everyone in my company who wanted to learn how to meditate. The results have been awesome. Better sleep. Improved relationships with spouses, children, coworkers. Some people who once suffered migraines don't anymore. Greater productivity and creativity all around.”

“Skiing is the next best thing to having wings.”

“I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the planet is to encourage people to empower themselves." Another "I was raised to believe that excellence is the deterrent to racism and sexism. And that's how I operate my life." And another "It does not matter who you are or where you came from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.”

“Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.”

“When you educate a girl, you begin to change the face of a nation.”

“Even people who believe they deserve to be happy and have nice things often don't feel worthy once they have them.”

“It's up to each of us to get very still and say, 'This is who I am.' No one else defines your life. Only you do.”

“I'm stopped. I'll never eat another burger.”

“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.”

“You know that old joke about the guy who lives to be 104? The punch line goes something like 'If I knew I was gonna get this old, I'd have taken much better care of myself.' Well, guess what? We actually are living longer, and the time to start taking care of ourselves is right this minute.”

“You can't give it to others if you don't have it in yourself.”

“I try to view the challenges in my life not as annoyances, but as confirmations of fortitude.”

“I've learned that every single trial offers us a chance to either turn away from what we know to be true, or to stand strong in who we are...”

“What, I have actually loved it, because I've been underestimated every step of the way, and it's so exciting when you can prove them all wrong.”

“What I know for sure is that the only way to endure the quake is to adjust your stance. You can't avoid the daily tremors. Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand.”

“My business skills have come from being guided by my inner self - my intuition.”

“Your gut is your inner compass.”

“Move with the flow. Don't fight the current. Resist nothing. Let life carry you. Don't try to carry it.”

“Let passion drive your profession.”