Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you.
(O Magazine)

What we're all striving for is authenticity, a spirit-to-spirit connection.
(O Magazine)

Whatever you fear most has no power - it is your fear that has the power.
(O Magazine)

With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice.
(O Magazine)

I've learned that you can't have everything and do everything at the same time.
(O Magazine, April 2003)

If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.
(O Magazine, April 2003)

Use what you have to run toward your best - that's how I now live my life.
(O Magazine, April 2003)

Getting my lifelong weight struggle under control has come from a process of treating myself as well as I treat others in every way.
(O Magazine, April 2004)

Every time you state what you want or believe, you're the first to hear it. It's a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don't put a ceiling on yourself.
(O Magazine, December 2003)

I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.
(O Magazine, December 2003)

Be more splendid, more extraordinary. Use every moment to fill yourself up.
(O Magazine, February 2003)

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.
(O Magazine, February 2003)

Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are in essence ignoring the owner's manual your creator gave you and destroying your design.
(O Magazine, February 2003)

You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more.
(O Magazine, February 2003)

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.
(O Magazine, February 2004)

There's no easy way out. If there were, I would have bought it. And believe me, it would be one of my favorite things!
(O Magazine, February 2005)

Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine.
(O Magazine, February 2004)

Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you're going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining focus.
(O Magazine, July 2003)

I believe that uncertainty is really my spirit's way of whispering, "I'm in flux. I can't decide for you. Something is off-balance here."
(O Magazine, June 2003)

I believe that [everyone] is the keeper of a dream - and by tuning into one another's secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers.
(O Magazine, June 2003)