Quotes from Oprah Winfrey

You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another.

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

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

I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment.

If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the spirit.

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

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

There is a flow with your name on it. Your job is to find that flow and let it carry you to the next level.

Learn to let your intuition-gut instinct-tell you when the food, the relationship, the job isn't good for you (and conversely, when what you're doing is just right).

Eating more consciously now feels like a way of being. I actually think about how my food got to my plate.

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

Books were my pass to personal freedom.

The only thing that can free you is the belief that you can be free.

You make me proud to spell my name woman... you make me proud to be your friend.

Mr. Right is coming, but he's in Africa and he's walking.

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.

What I know for sure is that if you can survive 11 days in cramped quarters with a friend and come out laughing, your friendship is the real deal. I know ours is.

If you don't heal the wounds of your childhood, you bleed into the future.

Education is the way to move mountains, to build bridges, to change the world. Education is the path to the future. I believe that education is indeed freedom.

When I look to the future it's so bright it burns my eyes.

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

The roses, the lovely notes, the dining and dancing are all welcome and splendid. But when the Godiva is gone, the gift of real love is having someone who'll go the distance with you. Someone who, when the wedding day limo breaks down, is willing to share a seat on the bus.