Happy birthday Oprah Winfrey: 15 most inspiring quotes by her
Oprah Winfrey, the host of the talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, turned 67 on January 29, 2021.
Born in the rural town of Kosciusko, Mississippi, Winfrey moved to Baltimore in 1976. There she hosted People Are Talking. Later, she was recruited by a Chicago TV station to host her own show.
Winfrey has won multiple awards and was the richest African American in the 20th century. She was named the most influential woman of her generation by Life magazine.
Here are some of Oprah’s more inspiring quotes.
- “When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.”
- “Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment”
- “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.”
- “Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
- “You can have it all. Just not all at once.”
- “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.”
- “One of the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn.”
- “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.”
- “Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.”
- “You don’t become what you want, you become what you believe.”
- “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.”
- “Everyone wants 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.”
- “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.”
- “I trust that everything happens for a reason, even when we’re not wise enough to see it.”
- “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”
