Oprah Winfrey citations

“If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.”

“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.”

“It makes no difference how many peaks you reach if there was no pleasure in the climb.”

“Your calling isn’t something that somebody can tell you about. It’s what you feel. It is the thing that gives you juice. The thing that you are supposed to do. And nobody can tell you what that is. You know it inside yourself.”

“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”

“Your true passion should feel like breathing; it’s that natural.”

“Dogs are my favorite role models. I want to work like a dog, doing what I was born to do with joy and purpose. I want to play like a dog, with total, jolly abandon. I want to love like a dog, with unabashed devotion and complete lack of concern about what people do for a living, how much money they have, or how much they weigh. The fact that we still live with dogs, even when we don't have to herd or hunt our dinner, gives me hope for humans and canines alike.”

“Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.”

“You are where you are in life because of what you believe is possible for yourself.”

“What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.”

“There is one irrefutable law of the universe: We are each responsible for our own life. If you’re holding anyone else accountable for your happiness, you’re wasting your time. You must be fearless enough to give yourself the love you didn’t receive.”

“I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.”

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”

“You can have it all. Just not all at once.”

“True forgiveness is when you can say, "Thank you for that experience.”

“Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.”

“Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.”

“When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.”

“Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.”

“So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.”

“Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.”

“I was once afraid of people saying, “Who does she think she is?” Now I have the courage to stand and say, “This is who I am.”

“When you know better… You do better.”

“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.”

“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.”

“I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.”

“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.”

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”

“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.”