1,308 Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

Once you clarify your purpose for doing something, the way to do it becomes clear.

I interviewed – no – had lunch with Harper Lee several years ago, trying to convince Harper Lee to do “To Kill a Mockingbird” for the book club. She wouldn’t do it. She said, “Honey, I said everything I wanted to say.”

Dream big – dream very big. Work hard – work very hard. And after you’ve done all you can, you stand, wait and fully surrender.

I have created a life by stepping out of the box of people’s limitations. I call it zigging when others are zagging.

Your calling isn't something that somebody can tell you about. It’s what you feel. It is the thing that gives you juice. The thing that you are supposed to do. Nobody can tell you what that is. You know it inside yourself.

If I lost control of the business I’d lose myself-or at least the ability to be myself. Owning myself is a way to be myself.

Connect. Embrace. Liberate. Love somebody. Just one person. And then spread that to two. And as many as you can. You’ll see the difference it makes.

What I know for sure is that behind every catastrophe, there are great lessons to be learned. Among the many that we as a country need to get is that as long as we play the “us and them” game, we don’t evolve as people, as a nation, as a planet.

The pathway to your best life isn’t the route of denial. It’s owning every moment.