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Quotes About Success

I want to go to dinner with Oprah! Who doesn't?
~ Amy Purdy
I'd like to be the next Oprah financially, but I'm not a TV actor. I'm not someone with an entertainment background, I'm a cop. And I'm not afraid to go anywhere and get down and dirty.
~ Steve Wilkos
I'm aiming to become the white Oprah.
~ Janice Dickinson
How proud I am to be compared to Oprah. I really admire her. She's a minority woman and she's done all this by herself... I'm very happy to be Oprah with salsa and not Donahue in drag.
~ Cristina Saralegui
I talk to Oprah several times a week, and I see the side of Oprah that's having the time of her life. What she's getting to do with OWN is build a team to create a brand from nothing.
~ David Zaslav
Working for Oprah is a dream come true. She was on my dream board for the longest time.
~ Tika Sumpter
My idols are Oprah and Martha. From nothing, they built industries.
~ Thalia
Someone that I'm really inspired by, and that I look up to, is Oprah. It's amazing how she created such an empire.
~ Eugenie Bouchard
I spent a lot of times sitting in big rooms full of a lot of men and executives thinking, 'What would Oprah say right now?' and trying to channel that as hard as I could. And mostly that was just about having the confidence. If this woman did it, it can be done. And there's no reason for anybody to stop you.
~ Shonda Rhimes
Growing up, I was going to school for broadcast journalism. I wanted to be Oprah.
~ Eva Gutowski
Oprah is definitely a self-made woman and she came from being dirt poor, as did I.
~ Chrishell Stause
My first job ever was, I got hired by Oprah Winfrey.
~ Karamo Brown
I want to be the Mexican-American Oprah Winfrey. That's a small goal, isn't it? That's something that I want. And of course not just to host, I want to OWN it! So, that's in my future.
~ Jenni Rivera
The difference between Oprah Winfrey and me is about $200 million.
~ Cristina Saralegui
Oprah Winfrey is such an inspiring person.
~ Dylan Lauren
There's no doubt that the Weight Watchers' long-term collaboration with Oprah Winfrey has certainly accelerated the company's progress since October 2015, with high awareness of her success and happiness with the program sparking interest and excitement.
~ Mindy Grossman
Being a member of the Grand Ole Opry and headlining a tour would be our two things that we'd love to accomplish at some point.
~ Maddie Marlow
I remember as a little kid watching the Opry from the nosebleeds, so to stand onstage and be invited to be a member was really, really cool.
~ Jay DeMarcus
The '60s were a time of great optimism and hope. There was a buzz - everybody could be successful.
~ Dave Clark
I instilled in my children the importance of good values in business: hard work, determination, integrity, and optimism.
~ Henry Sy
I am a natural optimist, as entrepreneurs tend to be.
~ Tulsi Tanti
I'm an optimist. You can't be an entrepreneur if you're not essentially an optimist, so I'm an optimist by nature.
~ John Sculley
To be in the wonderful world of entertainment, you have to be optimistic.
~ Robert Stigwood
It's easy to be optimistic when your car is fast.
~ Denny Hamlin