I've learned that you can't have everything and do everything at the same time. Oprah Winfrey More Quotes by Oprah Winfrey More Quotes From Oprah Winfrey I know that you cannot hate other people without hating yourself. Oprah Winfrey hatewittypeace The true meaning of courage is to be afraid, and then, with your knees knocking and your heart racing, to step out anyway—even when that step makes sense to nobody but you. I know that’s not easy. But making a bold move is the only way to truly advance toward the grandest vision the universe has for you. Oprah Winfrey racingheartmoving What, I have actually loved it, because I've been underestimated every step of the way, and it's so exciting when you can prove them all wrong. Oprah Winfrey underestimatedproveexciting I've seen that many times in rural African villages where people have nothing but a hut and a bowl. The joy in the children's eyes is something you wish you could package and bring back to America. Oprah Winfrey eyejoypeople That's what leads to a reinvention of yourself - being fully present and in the moment. Oprah Winfrey reinventionmoments Back then, a few doilies and napkins were all that a lot of women had. In the little house where I grew up, the pillowcases my grandmother embroidered were the only things of beauty. Oprah Winfrey grandmotherhouselittles The divine is in all things. Oprah Winfrey divineall-things New York traffic can drive you crazy. Oprah Winfrey trafficcrazynew-york A friend of mine says that perfection is a road, not a destination. Oprah Winfrey minesdestinationperfection Most people when they're walking are thinking about where they have to go and what they have to do. But that removes us from happiness. Oprah Winfrey walkingpeoplethinking In America, people are so busy. Even the children are busy. I get the impression very few of us are touching the miracle that you are alive. Oprah Winfrey childrenamericapeople One of my theories about life is that we become what we believe. Oprah Winfrey theorylife-isbelieve To be mundane and poor is the curse of life! Oprah Winfrey mundanecursepoor I would say my faith has become strengthened every time I have faced what I considered to be a trial, and there is no greater trial than being 14 and pregnant and not even knowing what it is. Oprah Winfrey pregnantknowingtrials I don't want to have to get the lesson of losing [things like health and moving about freely] to appreciate what it was. Oprah Winfrey appreciatelessonsmoving I'm not one of those people who is trying to act like I don't sleep. I used to be like, "Oh, I only need four hours." Now I need exactly 5 1/2 to 6 in order to feel like I've done well. Oprah Winfrey sleeporderpeople I would say that during the time that I was 14 and pregnant - I didn't even know what pregnancy was when I got pregnant - I was trying to do everything I could to harm myself. I said to God, "God, if you want me to die, then you're going to have to kill me". Oprah Winfrey wanttryingpregnancy I believe I don't know what the future holds, but I know who holds the future. I know who and what holds the future. I trust that beyond this space and time, all is well, and all will be well. Oprah Winfrey wellsspacebelieve [People] might have a different word for the yearning of the heart and the yearning of the spirit that is looking for what I call "God," it still is the same thing. It is the heart's yearning to know the origin of its mystery. It's a heart's yearning to know the power of the divine in each of our lives. It's a heart's yearning to be connected to that. Oprah Winfrey differentheartpeople I was probably toward 8 1/2 when I actually joined the church and was baptized - and, my God, did I take it seriously! I was a zealot who irritated every one of my third-grade friends. They didn't beat me up, but I got labeled "the preacher girl." Oprah Winfrey irritatedgirlchurch
