“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
“The struggle of my life created empathy - I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me.”
LifeAll Quotes by Oprah Winfrey
“When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.”
Future“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.”
Age“Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.”
Wisdom“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 have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.”
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.”
Fear“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“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“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.”
Dreams“I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.”
Failure“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.”
Failure“I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.”
Best“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”
Birthday“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.”
Truth“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
Wisdom“What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.”
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.”
Life“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.”
Time