Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power. Oprah Winfrey More Quotes by Oprah Winfrey More Quotes From Oprah Winfrey I want to continue to encourage as many people as I can to open their hearts to life, because if I know anything for sure, it's that opening my own heart is what has brought me my greatest success and joy. Oprah Winfrey heartjoypeople Nobody but you is responsible for your life. You are responsible for your life. What is your life? What is all life? What is every flower, every rock, every tree? Energy. And you're responsible for the energy you create for yourself, and you're responsible for the energy that you bring to others. Oprah Winfrey rocksflowertree Even the wildest dreams have to start somewhere. Allow yourself the time and space to let your mind wander and your imagination fly. Oprah Winfrey spaceimaginationdream With every failure, every crisis, every difficult time, I say - What is this here to teach me? And as soon as you get the lesson, you get to move on. If you really get the lesson, you pass and you don't have to repeat the class. Oprah Winfrey classphilosophymoving Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer. Oprah Winfrey lessonsmistaketeacher Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey positiveinspirationallife Don't get confused with what people say you are, with who you know you are. Oprah Winfrey who-you-knowconfusedpeople Thank you for that experience. Oprah Winfrey inspirational The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning. Oprah Winfrey congratulationsdreamsuccess What I know for sure is this: The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal for this year is, you can get there - as long as you're willing to be honest with yourself about the preparation and work involved. There are no back doors, no free rides. There's just you, this moment, and a choice. Oprah Winfrey doorslongyears If it doesn't feel right, don't do it. That is the lesson, and that lesson alone will save you a lot of grief. Oprah Winfrey lessonsgriefpurpose The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. Oprah Winfrey motivationalinspirationallife We often block our own blessings because we don't feel inherently good enough or smart enough or pretty enough or worthy enough... You're worthy because you are born and because you are here. Your being here, your being alive makes worthiness your birthright. You alone are enough. Oprah Winfrey smartblockblessing Anything you can imagine, you can create. Oprah Winfrey imagine 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. Oprah Winfrey girlmotivationalinspirational The only courage you will need is the courage to live the life you are meant to. Oprah Winfrey live-lifecouragelife What you focus on expands, and when you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it. Oprah Winfrey more-moneyfocusgoodness All of us need a vision for our lives, and even as we work to achieve that vision, we must surrender to the power that is greater than we know. It's one of the defining principles of my life that I love to share: God can dream a bigger dream for you than you could ever dream for yourself. Oprah Winfrey visionprinciplesdream Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not. Oprah Winfrey encouragingpositiveinspirational Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you. Oprah Winfrey confidencepositiveinspirational
