Oprah Winfrey Quotes

“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.”

“The best way to look at aging is to see it as an opportunity to leave what didn't work behind and step boldly into a brand new future.”

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

“Balance lives in the present. The surest way to lose your footing is to focus on what dreadful things might happen.”

“You must feed your mind with reading material, thoughts, and ideas that open you to new possibilities.”

“You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.”

“Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.”

“Only by owning who and what you are can you step into the fullness of life.”

“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.”

“Getting older is the best thing that ever happened to me. I wake up every morning rejoicing that I'm still here with an opportunity to begin again and be better”

“The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.”

“You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.”

“If you seek what is honorable, what is good, what is the truth of your life, all the other things you could not imagine come as a matter of course.”

“I'm finally ready to own my own power, to say, "This is who I am." If you like it, you like it. And if you don't like it, you don't. So watch out; I'm gonna fly.”

“Every time a child is saved from the dark side of life, every time one of us makes the effort to make a difference in a child's life, we add light and healing to our own lives.”

“What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.”

“It makes no difference how many peaks you reach if there was no pleasure in the climb.”

“Have the boldness to tell yourself the truth - every bit of it.”

“Devote today to something so daring even you can't believe you're doing it.”

“The true meaning of courage is to be afraid, and then, with your knees knocking and your heart racing, to step out anyway—even when that step makes sense to nobody but you. I know that’s not easy. But making a bold move is the only way to truly advance toward the grandest vision the universe has for you.”

“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.”

“That's really what wealth does for you. It gives you freedom to make choices.”

“Find the courage to seek out your big dream, regardless of what anyone else says or thinks.”

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

“I was in a conversation and someone said: "You know, we were talking about the whole issue of transgender and how it has become so accepted now, and somebody said, 'You know the Oprah show, I think has had a big impact.'" I said, I don't think so. We did several transgender [shows], but we didn't do as much for transgender as I did for, say, abused kids or battered women. And they said, "But no, you started the conversation. You started the conversation and the conversation has led us to here."”