Quotes from Oprah Winfrey

I want to live my life so my aura, when it leaves, is very bright.

When people show you who they are; believe them.

Here's the gift of gratitude: In order to feel it, your ego has to take a backseat. What shows up in its place is greater compassion and understanding. Instead of being frustrated, you choose appreciation. And the more grateful you become , the more you have to be grateful for.

Some women have a weakness for shoes. i can go barefoot if necessary. I have a weakness for books.

The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you are able to give.

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could be any different." It's accepting the past for what it was and using this moment and this time to help yourself move forward. — Opra

The enjoyment comes from knowing the receiver understands the spirit of the gift.

Begin to notice what you have in your life that you are grateful for and when you look at life through the lens of gratitude, you don't see as many obstacles or hindrances. You see potential, you see possibilities. Then you become an open vehicle for more inspiration, more wisdom, more guidance, coming from the spiritual part of your being. — Michael Bernard Beckwith

It's been found that if you wake up every morning and practice saying three things you are grateful for—they have to be new each day—by doing this for twenty-one days, even people who were testing as the low-level pessimist on average were now testing as low-level optimist.

Happiness is never something you get from other people. The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you are able to give.

You can't get mercy unless you give it. You can't receive compassion unless you give it.

The acorn contains the oak