Oprah Winfrey Quotes

“Instead of looking for the success in your life, look for the thing that is going to bring you the greatest joy.”

“I believe your personality is formed at a very early age. Fame can magnify that personality, for good or bad, but it can't change it. So when people say to me, 'Don't change,' I'm thinking, To what? To who? Who else would I be?”

“If things go wrong and you hit a dead end-as you will-it's just life's way of saying it's time to change course”

“My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment.”

“You are responsible for the energy that you create for yourself, and you're responsible for the energy that you bring to others.”

“What matters is how you feel inside, because feeling beautiful on the inside is key to looking good.”

“There is no paycheck that can equal the feeling of contentment that comes from being the person you are meant to be.”

“I decided to be the best and the smartest.”

“The roles we play in each other's lives are only as powerful as the trust and connection between us--the protection, safety, and caring we are willing to share.”

“Life isn't about what you have but what you have to give.”

“My therapy has come from paying attention to my life.”

“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.”

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”

“The whole barrier exists because most people never come together and sit down at a table ... join together, break bread together, and celebrate their differences and their likenesses.”

“I urge you to pursue preserving your personal history to allow your children and grandchildren to know who you were as a child and what your hopes and dreams were.”

“I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.”

“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.”

“Being still at least once a day will enhance your life.”

“The reason I gained so much weight in the first place and the reason I had such a sorry history of abusive relationships with men was I just needed approval so much. I needed everyone to like me, because I didn't like myself much.”

“You can't do it all yourself. Don't be afraid to rely on others to help you accomplish your goals.”

“The true test of courage is to be afraid and to go ahead and do it anyway - to be scared, is to have your knees knocking, but to walk on in there anyway.”

“I don't want anyone who doesn't want me.”

“Is it shocking that it's very difficult for a news organization to do news in America now? It's not shocking because we're a culture that doesn't want news. We want entertainment. We want info-tainment. That's why CNN is having problems.”

“You look at yourself and you accept yourself for who you are, and once you accept yourself for who you are you become a better person.”

“One of the things that I encourage for anybody who is interested in their own charity or philanthropy is to start from where you are and what has mattered to you.”