I was once afraid of people saying, “Who does she think she is?†Now I have the courage to stand and say, “This is who I am. Oprah Winfrey More Quotes by Oprah Winfrey More Quotes From Oprah Winfrey Failure is a signpost to turn you in another direction. Oprah Winfrey signpoststurns You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it. Oprah Winfrey successinspiringjobs When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes. Oprah Winfrey futureupliftingpositive Inner wisdom is more important than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain Oprah Winfrey wealthgainsimportant Right now you are one choice away from a new beginning - one that leads you toward becoming the fullest human being you can be. Oprah Winfrey changepositivelove Committing to a lifetime of wellness is not a luxury-it's a necessity. You'll never have enough time; you have to make the time. Oprah Winfrey enough-timewellnessluxury You face the biggest challenge of all: to have the courage to seek your big dream regardless of what anyone says. You are the only person alive who can see your big picture and even you can't see it all. Oprah Winfrey couragedreaminspirational I urge you to pursue preserving your personal history to allow your children and grandchildren to know who you were as a child and what your hopes and dreams were. Oprah Winfrey personal-historydreamchildren You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more. Oprah Winfrey shrinksfailuregrowth What I know is, if you do work that you love, and work that fulfills you, the rest will come. I truly believe the reason I've been so financially successful is because my focus has never been on the money. Oprah Winfrey focussuccessfulbelieve What I know for sure is that behind every catastrophe, there are great lessons to be learned. Among the many that we as a country need to get is that as long as we play the "us and them" game, we don't evolve as people, as a nation, as a planet. Oprah Winfrey businesssuccesscountry Be more splendid, more extraordinary. Use every moment to fill yourself up. Oprah Winfrey choicesuselife A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself. A mentor is someone who allows you to know that no matter how dark the night, in the morning joy will come. A mentor is someone who allows you to see the higher part of yourself when sometimes it becomes hidden to your own view. Oprah Winfrey darkmorningnight We're all looking for the highest, fullest expression of ourselves as a human being. Oprah Winfrey highesthumansexpression When you surrender and stop resisting and stop trying to change that which you can't change, but be in the moment, be fully open to the blessings you've already received and those that are yet to come and stand in that space of gratitude ... and look at where you are and how far you've come and what you've accomplished - when you can claim THAT and SEE that, the literal vibration of your life will change. Oprah Winfrey gratitudespaceblessing If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay. Oprah Winfrey romancesadmen The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams. Oprah Winfrey moving-oninspiringinspirational The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free. Oprah Winfrey encouragementtruthfear Lessons often come dressed up as detours and roadblocks Oprah Winfrey purposelovelife People never fail to amaze me. They face the unimaginable with a shot of grace and a rush of adrenaline; they steel their nerves; they summon their cool or anger or faith or whatever it takes to pull them through, and they go on to live another day. Oprah Winfrey adversitygracepeople