A biography for Oprah Winfreyhasn’t been written yet.
“Being human means you will make mistakes. And you will make mistakes, because failure is God's way of moving you in another direction.”
“My therapy has come from paying attention to my life.”
“You can have it all. Just not all at once.”
“In the mist of Difficulty lies Opportunity.”
“I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself.”
“Mr. Right is coming, but he's in Africa and he's walking.”
“Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.”
“Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.”
“When I look at the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes!”
“I believe there's a calling for all of us. I know that every human being has value and purpose. The real work of our lives is to become aware. And awakened. To answer the call.”
“As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.”
“The struggle of my life created empathy - I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me.”
“I had become so accustomed to succeeding that I no longer even remembered what it was like to fail.”
“When you forgive somebody, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.”
“Even if you flippin' fries at McDonald's, if you are excellent, everybody wants to be in your line.”
“I am grateful for the blessings of wealth, but it hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I'm just wearing better shoes.”
“I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.”
“I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.”
“I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.”
“I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.”