“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
“I became so frustrated with visiting inner-city schools (in America) that I just stopped going. The sense that you need to learn just isn't there. If you ask the kids what they want or need, they will say an iPod or some sneakers. In South Africa, they don't ask for money or toys. They ask for uniforms so they can go to school.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.”
―
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.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“You aren't your past, you are probability of your future.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“When people show you who they are; believe them.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Make the right decision even when nobody is looking. Especially when no one is looking.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Our beliefs can move us forward in life - or they can hold us back.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“The secret is authenticity. The reason people fail is because they’re pretending to be something they’re not.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“When we hold secrets it creates shame, and shame is a great barrier to success. When you carry the shame you do not allow yourself to fulfill your greatest potential, you do not honour the truth of yourself, you do not honour your highest self. When you let go of the secret, only then you live to your greatest potential.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
