Quotes from Oprah Winfrey

I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.

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.

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

I remember a specific moment, watching my grandmother hang the clothes on the line, and her saying to me, 'you are going to have to learn to do this ' and me being in that space of awareness and knowing that my life would not be the same as my grandmother's life.

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

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. This is your moment. Own it.

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.

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.

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.

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.

When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.

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.

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

All my life I have always known I was born to greatness.

All these years I've been feeling like I was growing into myself. Finally, I feel grown.

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.

Be more splendid, more extraordinary. Use every moment to fill yourself up.

Become the change you want to see - those are words I live by.

Before you agree to do anything that might add even the smallest amount of stress to your life, ask yourself What is my truest intention Give yourself time to let a yes resound within you. When it's right, I guarantee that your entire body will feel it.

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

Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you're going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining focus.

Every time you state what you want or believe, you're the first to hear it. It's a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don't put a ceiling on yourself.