Quotes from Oprah Winfrey

Why are you here? That's the ultimate question that you get to answer with every action, thought, and feeling. There is a calling on your life. What will be your answer? — Oprah

I've always known that life is better when you share it. But I now realize it gets even sweeter when you expand the circle.

What is the soul? Indie Arie: The real you. You do not have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.

The great American mythologist, author, and philosopher Joseph Campbell once said, "The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

Hurtful words send the message—both to ourselves and to those with whom we share them—that we can't be trusted. If someone is willing to tear down one "friend," why wouldn't she be willing to disparage another? Gossip means we haven't emboldened ourselves to talk directly to the people we take issue with, so we belittle them. Playwright Jules Feiffer calls it committing little murders: Gossip is an assassination attempt by a coward.

They say getting thin is the best revenge. Success if much better.

The more the loving parts of your personality are the ones you're cultivating, the more opportunity

Your base level of pleasure is determined by how you view your whole world

Become the change you want to see—those are words I live by. Instead of belittling, uplift. Instead of demolishing, rebuild. Instead of misleading, light the way so that all of us can stand on higher ground.

When you nurture and support your body, it reciprocates. The basis of that support is exercise, like it or not. The most essential benefit is more energy; weight control is a bonus. I know for sure that taking care of your body, no matter what, is an investment, and the return is priceless.

Gossip...reflects the insecurity of those who initiate it.

For most of us who overeat, extra pounds correspond to unresolved anxieties, frustrations, and depressions, which all come down to fear we haven't worked through.

When you know better, you do better." —Maya Angelou

The key to any relationship is communication. And I've always thought that communication is like a dance. One person takes a step forward, the other takes a step back. Even a single misstep can land both people on the floor in a tangle of confusion.

The gift of deciding to face your mortality without turning away or flinching is the gift of recognizing that because you will die, you must live now. Whether you flounder or flourish is always in your hands—you are the single biggest influence in your life.

Gratitude can transform any situation. It alters your vibration, moving you from negative energy to positive. It's the quickest, easiest, most powerful way to effect change in your life—this I know

What I know for sure is that there is no strength without challenge, adversity, resistance, and often pain.

What follows 'I am' is what we're inviting into our life. Meaning when you use phrases like, I am exhausted, or, I am overwhelmed, you are inviting exactly that kind of energy into your life.

If I knew then what I know now, I would never have wasted even a single minute doubting my path.

You can have it all. You just can't have it all at once.

The truth is that the naysayers in your life can never be fully satisfied. Whether you hide or shine, they'll always feel threatened because they don't believe they are enough.

Look inward—the loving begins with you.

being here, alive, makes you worthy.

When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance - Wenn du wählen kannst, ob du etwas aussitzt oder tanzt, dann wird du hoffentlich tanzen.