Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

Before you agree to do anything that might add even the smallest amount of stress to your life, ask yourself: What is my truest intention? Give yourself time to let a yes resound within you. When it's right, I guarantee that your entire body will feel it.
(O Magazine, October 2002)

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand.
(O Magazine, October 2002)

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
(O Magazine, September 2002)

I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.
(O Magazine, September 2002)

The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.
(O Magazine, September 2002)

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.
(O Magazine, September 2003)

I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk.
(O Magazine, September 2003)

All these years I've been feeling like I was growing into myself. Finally, I feel grown.
(O Magazine, What I Know For Sure, January 2004)

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.
(O Magazine, What I Know For Sure, January 2004)

It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures, new directions to grow in, and new lessons to learn - which is what life is all about.
(Oprah Magazine, May 2004)

You can have it all. You just can't have it all at once.
(quoted by Susan Litwin in 'TV Guide')