Quotes from Oprah Winfrey

Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.

In the mist of Difficulty lies Opportunity.

Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.

Whatever you fear most has no power--it is your fear that has the power

To come from no voice, no power, and to be able to achieve what I have means that only my own personal vision holds me back.

What you believe has more power than what you dream or wish or hope for. You become what you believe.

People have power to make a difference in their lives.

I believe in the power that not only allows the sun to rise but turns seeds into flowers and dreams into realities.

Strength times strength times strength times strength times strength times strength means power.

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

When you don't know what to do, get still. The answer will come.

Your life is a journey of learning to love yourself first and then extending that love to others in every encounter.

I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.

I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.

I consider the world, this Earth, to be like a school, and our life the classrooms.

When you forgive somebody, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.

Don't let people talk you into what they think is you.

I believe that everyone is the keeper of a dream – and by tuning into one another's secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers.

God is a feeling experience and not a believing experience. If your religion is a believing experience ... then that's not truly God.

Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives.

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.

I don't yell at people, I don't mistreat people. I don't talk down to people, so no one else in this building, in this vicinity, has the right to do it.

All you need to do is know who you are.

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