“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.”
Power
“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.”
TimeAll Quotes by Oprah Winfrey
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.”
Failure“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.”
Attitude“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
Wisdom“I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.”
Best“Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.”
Best“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.”
Life“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.”
Thankful“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.”
Experience“I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.”
Fear“Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.”
Wisdom“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.”
Best“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.”
Dreams“What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives.”
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.”
Life“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.”
Friendship“The struggle of my life created empathy - I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me.”
Life“My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.”
Great“Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.”
Great“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.”
Age