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."

“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

All Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Birthday

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Life

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Power

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Wisdom

“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

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Great

“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

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

— 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

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Failure

“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

“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

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Strength

“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

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

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Future

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

— Oprah Winfrey

Fear

“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