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."

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Strength

All Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Attitude

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Failure

“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

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

— Oprah Winfrey

God

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Strength

“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

“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

“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

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Birthday

“The struggle of my life created empathy - I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Life

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Best

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Power

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Success

“My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Best

“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

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Great

“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

“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

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Failure