I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.
— Oprah Winfrey
Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.
Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives.
I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.
It isn't until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are - not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within - that you can begin to take control.
I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.
I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.
My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.
For everyone of us that succeeds, it's because there's somebody there to show you the way out.
When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.
Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.
If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the spirit.
What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.
You CAN have it all. You just can't have it all at once.
What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.
I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life.
I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.
I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.
I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.
I always knew I was destined for greatness.
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
Turn your wounds into wisdom.
The challenge of life, I have found, is to build a resume that doesn't simply tell a story about what you want to be, but it's a story about who you want to be.
Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.
I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.
So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.
You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.
It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is to decide on a carpet for my front porch. That's the truth.
My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here.
If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.
Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.
I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.
Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.
Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
My therapy has come from paying attention to my life.
My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.
Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.
