Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

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

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

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 wasresponsible for myself, and I had to make good.

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

I do not know what the future holds, but I know who holds the future.

Everything in your world is created by what you think.

... when you have nothing to be ashamed of, when you know who you areand what you stand for, you stand in wisdom. Insight. Strength andprotection. You stand in peace.

If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the wayyou think.

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, butdoing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the nextmoment.

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off yourshoes, and dance.

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

Living in the moment brings you a sense of reverence for all of life'sblessings.

Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someoneelse. Let your light shine.

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's goingto know whether you did it or not.

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



Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacredprivilege. Use it. Dwell in possiblity.

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

What we're all striving for is authenticity, a spirit-to-spirit connection.

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be betterable to decide what is best for you - the first time around.

I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's asunique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is todiscover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others inthe form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of theuniverse to lead you.

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete personyou were intended to be.

I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace - aconnection to what matters.The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success butsignificance - and then even the small steps and little victoriesalong your path will take on greater meaning.

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

I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.