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."

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

— Oprah Winfrey

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All Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

“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

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Failure

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Great

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

— Oprah Winfrey

God

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Fear

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Wisdom

“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

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Attitude

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

— Oprah Winfrey

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Life

“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 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

“Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Age

“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.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Thankful

“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

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“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

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“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

“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

“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

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