I grew up in the Baptist Church, and going to church with my father; I remember being 8 years old, trying to determine whether I was really ready to give up sin, and for days I agonized. Oprah Winfrey More Quotes by Oprah Winfrey More Quotes From Oprah Winfrey I was like you are. I thought Jesus came and died on the cross. Jesus' being here was about his death and dying on the cross but it really was about him coming to show us how to do it. To show us the Christ-consciousness that he had and that conciousness abides in all of us. That's what I got. That's what I got. Oprah Winfrey christ-consciousnessdyingjesus I am extremely spiritual. I've not gone into this before because it's personal, but faith is the core of my life. Oprah Winfrey spiritualfaithgone I believe luck is preparation meeting opportunity. If you hadn’t been prepared when the opportunity came along, you wouldn’t have been lucky. Oprah Winfrey preparationopportunitybelieve Honor your calling. Everybody has one. Trust your heart and success will come to you. Oprah Winfrey honorcallingheart I don't want anyone who doesn't want me. Oprah Winfrey want-merejectionwant All stress comes from resisting what is. Oprah Winfrey resistingstress There were no ugly people in Ethiopia Oprah Winfrey ugly-peopleuglypeople 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. Oprah Winfrey experiencejourneylove The best of times is now. Oprah Winfrey life-and-deathinspirational-life It's only when you make the process your goal that the big dream can follow. Oprah Winfrey goalprocessdream I didn't want to say "No" because I didn't want people to think I'm not nice. And that, to me, has been the greatest lesson of my life: to recognize that I am solely responsible for it, and not trying to please other people, and not living my life to please other people, but doing what my heart says all the time. Oprah Winfrey niceheartlife Nothing happens until you decide. Make a decision and watch your life move forward. Oprah Winfrey decisionwatchesmoving I have crossed over on the backs of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Madam C. J. Walker. Because of them I can now live the dream. I am the seed of the free, and I know it. I intend to bear great fruit. Oprah Winfrey african-americandreamhistory Everyone is the keeper of a dream Oprah Winfrey keepersdream My first deepening of spirituality came when I was 6, when I was moved from my grandmother and sent to live with my mother - whom I really did not know - who had moved to Milwaukee. Something inside myself knew that I was never going to see my grandmother again - I would be wasting my time to live in that space of wanting that. Oprah Winfrey spacewould-bemother What you believe has more power than what you dream or wish or hope for. You become what you believe. Oprah Winfrey wishdreambelieve The surest way to bring goodness to yourself is to make it your intention to do good for somebody else. Oprah Winfrey intentiongoodnessway All the money in the world doesn't mean a thing if you don't have time to enjoy it. Oprah Winfrey inspiringhappinessinspirational 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. Oprah Winfrey live-lifeblockmother The roses, the lovely notes, the dining and dancing are all welcome and splendid. But when the Godiva is gone, the gift of real love is having someone who'll go the distance with you. Someone who, when the wedding day limo breaks down, is willing to share a seat on the bus. Oprah Winfrey weddingdistancereal
