“There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“True forgiveness is when you can say, 'Thank you for that experience.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“No matter what challenge you may be facing, you must remember that while the canvas of your life is painted with daily experiences, behaviors, reactions, and emotions, you’re the one controlling the brush. If I had known this at 21, I could have saved myself a lot of heartache and self-doubt. It would have been a revelation to understand that we are all the artists of our own lives—and that we can use as many colors and brushstrokes as we like.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you don't know the difference between reality and fantasy, when for just that one moment you feel with your entire soul that the dream is reality, and it really happened.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“Become the change you want to see—those are words I live by. Instead of belittling, uplift.”
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Oprah Winfrey
When your life is on course with its purpose, you are your most powerful”
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Oprah Winfrey
“You have to find what sparks a light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“Wherever you are in your journey, I hope you, too, will keep encountering challenges. It is a blessing to be able to survive them, to be able to keep putting one foot in front of the other—to be in a position to make the climb up life’s mountain, knowing that the summit still lies ahead. And every experience is a valuable teacher.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“Living in the moment brings you a sense of reverence for all of life’s blessings.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“Follow your passion. It will lead you to your purpose.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“You cannot be my friend and use the N- word around me. I feel strongly about it… I always think of the millions of people who heard that as their last word as they were hanging from a tree.”
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Oprah Winfrey
