“The struggle of my life created empathy - I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“What I know for sure is that pleasure is energy reciprocated: What you put out comes back. Your base level of pleasure is determined by how you view your whole life.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“So long as you’re still worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself.” It’s true that when you summon the”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“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.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Life is about becoming more of who you really are....”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice.
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Some women have a weakness for shoes. i can go barefoot if necessary. I have a weakness for books.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Know what sparks the light in you. Then use that light to illuminate the world.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“When people show you who they are ... believe them!”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“Every challenge we take on has the power to knock us to our knees. But what’s even more disconcerting than the jolt itself is our fear that we won’t withstand it. When we feel the ground beneath us shifting, we panic. We forget everything we know and allow fear to freeze us. Just the thought of what could happen is enough to throw us off balance. What I know for sure is that the only way to endure the quake is to adjust your stance. You can’t avoid the daily tremors. They come with being alive. But I believe these experiences are gifts that force us to step to the right or left in search of a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Let them help you adjust your footing.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
“I don't believe in failure. It's not failure if you enjoy the process.
―
Oprah Winfrey
“I want people to understand, that you are responsible for your life. Weather you are transexual, weather you are a divorcee, weather you are terminally ill, weather you are posessed by the devil or trying to get the devil out of you. You have control over your life, and it is only when you recognize that, and is willing to be responsible for your life that you can truely soar, and I believe that it's possible in our lifetime to fly if you want to.”
―
Oprah Winfrey
