Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

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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."

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Success

All Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Success

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Wisdom

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Future

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Best

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Power

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Fear

“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Best

“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

“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Failure

“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.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Life

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Dreams

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

— Oprah Winfrey

God

“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

“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

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Strength

“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.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Age

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Birthday

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Wisdom

“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Friendship