1,308 Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

Other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny.

There is the voice that everybody hears... saying to you, "You should do this, you should be this, you ought to, you got to." And then there is the still small voice - for some people not so small - inside every human being that calls you to something that is greater than yourself.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

For me at this time in my life I recognize that everything is about moving closer to that which is God. And without a full, spiritual center - and I am not talking about religion, I am talking about without understanding the fullness from which you've come you can't really fulfill your supreme moment of destiny....

It's been a secret dream of mine to be part of Broadway, ... I hope to be able to do for this production some of what I've been able to do for books - that is, to open the door to the possibilities for a world of people who have never been or even thought of going to a Broadway show.

Whatever your calling or purpose is, it's your job to feel it. No gift that you have been given was made for yourself.

When you educate a woman, you set her free. Had I not had books and education in Mississippi, I would have believed that's all there was.

When you live with an open heart, unexpected, joyful things happen

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