Oprah Winfrey

Quotes

• “The first eighteen years of life profoundly impact your entire life. In the book What Happened to You?: Conversations on...”
• “Your life is not static. Every decision, setback, or triumph is an opportunity to identify the seeds of truth that make ...”
• “What I learned at a very early age was that I was responsible for my life. And as I became more spiritually conscious, I...”
• “My own after-school routine included watching The Oprah Winfrey Show. As I've watched old episodes, I realize now that I...”
• “Growing up in the church, one of my favorite Bible parables was about the mustard seed: If you have faith, even if it's ...”
• “She's - her great strength, if anybody watches the show - and I think everybody does in Iowa; it's the number one show i...”
• “Most great instigators of social change have intimate personal knowledge of trauma. Oprah Winfrey comes to mind, as do M...”
• “To Kim Tinkham, who wrote Oprah that she watched her show about The Secret, was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, an...”
• “As you begin to identify the seeds of knowing along your own path, the first question to ask yourself is, What do I beli...”
• “I had a lot of wealthy men calling, telling me that they would run my campaign and raise $1 billion for me. I am actuall...”
• “So far, I don't see anything negative on this woman. I think she's a real icon. She's much more complex and complicated ...”
• “I would say, we can't allow ourselves to be frightened into not living our lives, and I think that we have to keep going...”
• “I will continue to use my voice. I believed from the beginning that [the lawsuit] was an attempt to muzzle my voice, and...”
• “On being acquitted of violating Texas' food libel laws in Texas Beef Group v. Winfrey over her "Dangerous Food" episode ...”
• “[At the beginning of the midterm campaigns,] I said it was up to the citizens of Pennsylvania, but I will tell you all t...”
• “I understand why people think we're gay. There isn't a definition in our culture for this kind of bond between women. So...”
• “We had a few high-profile moments of our own, including a series of rallies with Oprah Winfrey, who'd become a friend an...”
• “Reacting to guest Howard Lyman's belief that American cattle are at risk for bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("mad cow ...”
• “Well, I don't call you an atheist then. I think if you believe in the awe and the wonder and the mystery, then that is w...”
• “You have to admire Oprah Winfrey. She is the most powerful woman in the country and comes from a very humble background....”
• “Interview on Entertainment Tonight, as quoted in "Oprah Winfrey Offers Words of Wisdom in Wake of Deadly Las Vegas Shoot...”
• “In a 2018 60 Minutes Overtime interview according to Oprah Winfrey reportedly considered running for president with Mitt...”
• “Chris Matthews, as quoted in Matthews described Obama as "almost Third World in his sort of presentation" at Media Matte...”
• “After Barack Obama's 2004 speech at the Democratic convention, as quoted in "Man of the Moment" at Oprah.com (January 19...”
• “Howard Davidowitz, in "Obama and the 'Oprah Effect': can she sway voters?" at The Christian Science Monitor (December 10...”
• “Oprah rejects her protégé Dr. Oz and backs Democrat John Fetterman in Pa. senate race (November 4, 20222:39 PM ET ASHLEY...”
• “What other people label or might try to call failure, I have learned is just God's way of pointing you in a new directio...”
• “Oprah is different. Oprah has an army out there that really listens. She's one of the great marketing machines in histor...”
• “Kitty Kelly, in "From 'Jackie Oh!' to Oprah: Tell-All Queen Expands Her Empire" The Washington Post (December 14, 2006)”
• “[Winfrey attributes this aphorism to Jeff Weiner, founder of Linkedin] Failure is what's going to humble you.”
• “I know where my lane is, and I know how to stay in my lane. My lane is evolving the consciousness of people.”
• “Bessel van der Kolk The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (2014)”
• “Nourish what makes you feel confident, connected, contented. Opportunity will rise to meet you.”
• “I am grateful for the contribution Oprah Winfrey has made to our country in regard to reading.”
• “I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.”
• “About her friend Gayle King, in "Oprah: Gayle and I Are Not Gay" in People (July 16, 2006)”
• “Nedra Glover Tawwab Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships (2023)”
• “As quoted in Oprah, in Her Words : Our American Princess (2008) by Tuchy Palmieri, p. 71”
• “[Contradicting an assertion from Angela Davis] Small steps lead to big accomplishments.”
• “I never think about what I want. It's about what you want to give to other people.”
• “She actually is somebody who has the ability to move mountains and change minds.”
• “I won't say goodbye, I'll just say until we meet again. To God be the glory.”
• “[Attributed to a friend's Buddhist teacher] Be yourself-but be all of you.”
• “NPR "Oprah: The Billionaire Everywoman". Audio file, video and biography”
• “Surround yourself with people only who are going to take you higher”
• “As quoted in The Money Adventure (1998) by Egbert Sukop, p. 128”
• “Oprah's commencement speech at Howard University (May 12, 2007)”
• “Oprah Winfrey, "Oprah Winfrey Show Finale" in CBS (25 May 2011)”
• “My reaction is that free speech not only lives, it rocks!”
• “Oprah: 'Free speech rocks' " in CNN (February 26, 1998)”