Quotes from Oprah Winfrey

The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.

When you have nothing to be ashamed of, when you know who you are and what you stand for, you stand in wisdom.

At different times in our journeys, if we're paying attention, we get to sing the song we're meant to sing in the perfect key of life.

A beard well lathered is half shaven.

You radiate and generate more goodness for yourself; when you're aware of all you have

each of us, at our core, longs to be loved, needed, understood, affirmed—to have intimate connections that leave us feeling more alive and human.

Books, for me, have always been a way to escape. They were my path to personal freedom. I actually learned to read at the age of three, and once I did, I quickly learned that there was a whole world beyond my grandmother's farm in Mississippi.

Our beliefs can move us forward in life - or they can hold us back.

The old thing when you're pointing your finger, there's three fingers pointing back. And so I always tell people that whatever you focus on, you get more of. So if I'm gossiping about someone that I'm judging or being negative about, then I'm actually creating more negativity inside of me, and I'm not focusing on what I want.

Turn your heart toward what is good by cultivating forgiveness and compassion and mindful presence.

We only have twenty-four hours in a day. So you have a choice to walk with wise people and stack up more wisdom. Or you can become a companion of fools and your life will unravel.

Make the right decision even when nobody's looking and you will always turn out okay