Oprah Winfrey Quotes

Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey is an American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011 in Chicago. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", she was the richest African American of the 20th century and North America's first black multi-billionaire, and has been ranked the greatest black philanthropist in American history. She has also been sometimes ranked as the most influential woman in the world. ...more

Birth: January 29, 1954

Trust your instincts. Intuition doesn’t lie.

Dream big – dream very big. Work hard – work very hard. And after you’ve done all you can, you stand, wait and fully surrender.

Topic(s): Done , Dream , Bigs

The big secret in life is there is no secret. Whatever your goal. You can get there if you’re willing to work.

Topic(s): Inspirational , Life , Motivational

The key is not to worry about being successful, but to instead to work toward being significant – and the success will naturally follow.

Topic(s): Life , Love , Motivational

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

Topic(s): Motivational , Opportunity , Success

Failure is just a way for our lives to show us we’re moving in the wrong direction, that we should try something different

Topic(s): Trying , Different , Life

One if the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn.

Topic(s): Inspirational , Life , Love

Ask the right questions, and the answers will always reveal themselves.

Topic(s): Asks , Answers , Right Questions

If friends disappoint you over and over, that’s in large part your own fault. Once someone has shown a tendency to be self-centered, you need to recognize that and take care of yourself; people aren’t going to change simply because you want them to.

Topic(s): People , Care , Friendship

The secret to being successful is to find a way to bring yourself through, even in your stories. People are looking for the essence of your truth. When you can bring your own truth to it, that’s when it works.