Explore Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

Real success means creating a life of meaning through service that fulfills your reason for being here.

Joy is a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace - a connection to what matters.

Find a way to get paid for doing what you love. Then every paycheck will be a bonus.

Let passion drive your profession.

When you make loving others the story of your life, there's never a final chapter, because the legacy continues. You lend your light to one person, and he or she shines it on another and another and another.

Ignoring your passion is like dying a slow death...Passion whispers to you through your feelings, beckoning you toward your highest good. Pay attention to what makes you feel energized, connected, stimulated- what gives you your juice. Do what you love, give it back in the form of service, and you will do more than succeed. You will triumph.

There is a vision for my life that is greater than my imagination can hold.

Spirituality for me is recognizing that I am connected to the energy of all creation, that I am a part of it and it is always a part of me.

That whisper you keep hearing is the universe trying to get your attention.

I'm stopped. I'll never eat another burger.

I trust in the ebb and flow of the universe. I trust that life's bigger than what I can see. I trust that there is a divine order beyond my control. And I trust that no matter what happens, I will be all right.

What I know for sure is that your life is a multipart series of all your experiences- and each experience is created by your thoughts, intentions, and actions to teach you what you need to know. Your life is a journey of learning to love yourself first and then extending that love to others in every encounter.

Have the courage to follow your passion - and if you don't know what it is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth is to find it.

Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives.

Every day, passion speaks to us through our feelings. That's why when you allow yourself to become anesthetized by what others think, you literally block yourself from living the life you were called to live. I promise you that if you make a choice that doesn't please your mate, your friends, your mother, or whoever, the world will not fall apart. The people who truly love you want you to love yourself.

Every birthday, you decide whether to mark it the end of your greatest days or the beginning of your finest hour.

Don't complain about what you don't have. Use what you've got. To be less than your best is a sin.

I knew there was a way out. I knew there was another kind of life because I had read about it. I knew there were other places, and there was another way of being.

Education is the way to move mountains, to build bridges, to change the world. Education is the path to the future. I believe that education is indeed freedom.

You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.

Everybody's life matters.