“Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“When you make loving others the story of your life, there's never a final chapter, because the legacy continues. You lend your light to one person, and he or she shines it on another and another and another. And I know for sure that in the final analysis of our lives- when the to-do lists are no more, when the frenzy is finished, when our e-mail inboxes are empty- the only thing that will have any lasting value is whether we've loved others and whether they've loved us.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“I’ve learned not to worry about what might come next.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“Say "Thank You" because your faith is so strong that you don't doubt that what ever the problem, you'll get through it. You're saying thank-you because you know that even in the eye of the storm, God has put a rainbow in the clouds.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“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.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“I am grateful for the blessings of wealth, but it hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I'm just wearing better shoes.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“True forgiveness is when you can say, 'Thank you for that experience.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“The roles we play in each other's lives are only as powerful as the trust and connection between us--the protection, safety, and caring we are willing to share.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“Even as a kid, my memories are of books taking me out of myself.”
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Oprah Winfrey