Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

34 quotes

Since 1954, American media personality and proprietor Oprah Winfrey has given the world some of its most quotable lines. Known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011, their words carry the weight of lived experience. Our collection includes 56 quotes from Oprah Winfrey, touching on Life, Best, Time, Power, and Love — a testament to just how much they had to say. One quote that captures their voice: "Where there is no struggle, there is no strength."

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Dreams

All Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Failure

“What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Love

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Great

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Dreams

“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

Best

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Great

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Future

“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.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Truth

“What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.”

— Oprah Winfrey

God

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Life

“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Power

“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Strength

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Fear

“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.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Life

“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.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Time

“Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Best

“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.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Experience

“The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Fear

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Birthday

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Wisdom