“When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance. What I know for sure is that every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and step out and dance—to live free of regret and filled with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand. You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self-doubt.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“It isn't until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are - not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within - that you can begin to take control.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“When I look at the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes!”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Life is about becoming more of who you really are....”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more.
If you conentrate on what you don't have, you'll never, ever have enough!”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. / Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“What I learned for sure was that holding the shame was the greatest burden of all. When you have nothing to be ashamed of, when you know who you are and what you stand for, you stand in wisdom.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“One if the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Make the right decision even when nobody's looking and you will always turn out okay”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Some women have a weakness for shoes... I can go barefoot if necessary. I have a weakness for books.”
―
Oprah Winfrey