Oprah Winfrey Quotes - Page 2

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

Know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.

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.

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.

The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.

I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.

We should no longer allow a mother to be defined as "just a mom". It is on her back that great nations are built. We should no longer allow any woman's voice to be drowned out or disregarded. As we affirm other women, and as we teach our sons, husbands and friends to hold them in the highest regard, we honor both the mothers whose shoulders we've stood on and the daughters who will one day stand tall on ours.

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.

It isn't until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are - not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within - that you can begin to take control.

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.

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.

When I didn't have friends, I had books.

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

All pain is the same.

God can dream a bigger dream for you than you can dream for yourself and your role on Earth is to attach yourself to that divine force and let yourself be released to it.

In the mist of Difficulty lies Opportunity.

You have to find what sparks a light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world.

I believe luck is preparation meeting opportunity. If you hadn’t been prepared when the opportunity came along, you wouldn’t have been lucky.

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

I believe there's a calling for all of us. I know that every human being has value and purpose. The real work of our lives is to become aware. And awakened. To answer the call.