80+ EXCLUSIVE Oprah Winfrey Quotes You Need to Hear Today

What did Oprah Winfrey accomplish? Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American media executive, actress, talk show host and philanthropist. career has spanned every form of media and beyond. She is best known for her talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history. Her greatest accomplishments are being Chairwoman and CEO of both Harpo Productions and The Oprah Winfrey Network.

As an inspirational and wise figure, Oprah Winfrey quotes will empower you to strive to be the best that you can be and inspire you the live with passion and peace.

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Best Oprah Winfrey Quotes

Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey

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. Oprah Winfrey

You can have it all. Just not all at once. Oprah Winfrey

True forgiveness is when you can say, Thank you for that experience. Oprah Winfrey

Only make decisions that support your self image, self esteem, and self worth. Oprah Winfrey

Everyone wants 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. Oprah Winfrey

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. Oprah Winfrey

The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams. Oprah Winfrey

One of the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn. Oprah Winfrey

If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn’t want you, nothing can make him stay. Oprah Winfrey

You don’t become what you want, you become what you believe. Oprah Winfrey

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not. Oprah Winfrey

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are. Oprah Winfrey

I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.  Oprah Winfrey

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

I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it. Oprah Winfrey

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different. Oprah Winfrey

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure. Oprah Winfrey

You are where you are in life because of what you believe is possible for yourself. Oprah Winfrey

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. Oprah Winfrey

If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn’t want you, nothing can make him stay. Oprah Winfrey

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for. Oprah Winfrey

I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you. Oprah Winfrey

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance. Oprah Winfrey

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not. Oprah Winfrey

Self esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others. Oprah Winfrey

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance. Oprah Winfrey

So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground. Oprah Winfrey

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. Oprah Winfrey

Dogs are my favorite role models. I want to work like a dog, doing what I was born to do with joy and purpose. I want to play like a dog, with total, jolly abandon. I want to love like a dog, with unabashed devotion and complete lack of concern about what people do for a living, how much money they have, or how much they weigh. The fact that we still live with dogs, even when we don’t have to herd or hunt our dinner, gives me hope for humans and canines alike. Oprah Winfrey

One if the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn. Oprah Winfrey

Your calling isn’t something that somebody can tell you about. It’s what you feel. It is the thing that gives you juice. The thing that you are supposed to do. And nobody can tell you what that is. You know it inside yourself. Oprah Winfrey

You don’t become what you want, you become what you believe. Oprah Winfrey

Mr. Right is coming, but he’s in Africa and he’s walking. Oprah Winfrey

Some women have a weakness for shoes I can go barefoot if necessary. I have a weakness for books. Oprah Winfrey

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. Oprah Winfrey

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different. Oprah Winfrey

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and there discovered was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi. Oprah Winfrey

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand. Oprah Winfrey

You’ve got to follow your passion. You’ve got to figure out what it is you love who you really are. And have the courage to do that. I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams. Oprah Winfrey

Your true passion should feel like breathing; it’s that natural. Oprah Winfrey

Beginning when we are girls, most of us are taught to deflect praise. We apologize for our accomplishments. We try to level the field with our family and friends by downplaying our brilliance. We settle for the passenger’s seat when we long to drive. That’s why so many of us have been willing to hide our light as adults. Instead of being filled with all the passion and purpose that enable us to offer our best to the world, we empty ourselves in an effort to silence our critics. The truth is that the naysayers in your life can never be fully satisfied. Whether you hide or shine, they’ll always feel threatened because they don’t believe they are enough. So stop paying attention to them. Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are ignoring the owner’s manual your Creator gave you. What I know for sure is this You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more. To be more splendid. To be more extraordinary. To use every moment to fill yourself up. Oprah Winfrey

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

I would like to thank the people who’ve brought me those dark moments, when I felt most wounded, betrayed. You have been my greatest teachers. Oprah Winfrey

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are. Oprah Winfrey

Wherever you are in your journey, I hope you, too, will keep encountering challenges. It is a blessing to be able to survive them, to be able to keep putting one foot in front of the other to be in a position to make the climb up life’s mountain, knowing that the summit still lies ahead. And every experience is a valuable teacher. Oprah Winfrey

Think like a queen. A queen if not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness. Oprah Winfrey

Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past can be changed. Oprah Winfrey

We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are. Oprah Winfrey

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. And I know for sure that in the final analysis of our lives when the to do lists are no more, when the frenzy is finished, when our e mail inboxes are empty the only thing that will have any lasting value is whether we’ve loved others and whether they’ve loved us. Oprah Winfrey

The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams. Oprah Winfrey

When the talk about my troubles was loudest, I did the thing I’ve always spoken of most. I got still and listened for the answer to What is this here to teach me? The answer, first and foremost? Lay your ego down. Step out of your ego so you can recognize the truth. As soon as I did that, I was able to see the role I had played in creating my circumstances, without blaming other people. And bingo! I realized that all the noise about my struggle was a reflection of my personal angst and fear. Oprah Winfrey

Self esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others. Oprah Winfrey

With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice. Oprah Winfrey

Dogs are my favorite role models. I want to work like a dog, doing what I was born to do with joy and purpose. I want to play like a dog, with total, jolly abandon. I want to love like a dog, with unabashed devotion and complete lack of concern about what people do for a living, how much money they have, or how much they weigh. The fact that we still live with dogs, even when we don’t have to herd or hunt our dinner, gives me hope for humans and canines alike. Oprah Winfrey

It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you always. Oprah Winfrey

You are responsible for your life. You can’t keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on. Oprah Winfrey

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure. Oprah Winfrey

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the mext moment. Oprah Winfrey

My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with. Oprah Winfrey

Only make decisions that support your self image, self esteem, and self worth. Oprah Winfrey

I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly. Oprah Winfrey

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. Oprah Winfrey

Even people who believe they deserve to be happy and have nice things often don’t feel worthy once they have them.  Oprah Winfrey

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

I don’t want anyone who doesn’t want me. Oprah Winfrey

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be. Oprah Winfrey

Think like a queen. A queen if not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness. Oprah Winfrey

Meditate. Breathe consciously. Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment. Make the connection. Oprah Winfrey

Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe. Oprah Winfrey

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. Oprah Winfrey

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

The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you don’t know the difference between reality and fantasy, when for just that one moment you feel with your entire soul that the dream is reality, and it really happened. Oprah Winfrey

Your true passion should feel like breathing; it’s that natural. Oprah Winfrey

If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think. Oprah Winfrey

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

The big secret in life is there is no secret. Whatever your goal. You can get there if you’re willing to work. Oprah Winfrey