Oprah Winfrey started from humble beginnings and grew her career to epic heights. She had a talk show, magazine, and her own cable network. As Discovery Communications Chief Executive David Zaslav said, “There’s no stronger brand in media than the Oprah brand.”
Oprah has a strong vision and desire to help many people live a better life. Her own story is inspiring and she also shares and spreads information from other top experts. There are a lot of lessons to learn from Oprah and her life and she has developed many channels to helps you learn all about her.
Here are some of the top ways to learn from Oprah:
Watch Oprah’s TV Show and Specials
Sure it’s not on anymore, but you can still watch Oprah’s tv show online and in other areas. You can also watch her specials and catch information there. They have the The Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary Collection on Amazon if you want to get the best of 20 years worth of Oprah content.
Read Oprah’s book of Happiness
If you want the best from Oprah’s magazine, you’ll get it in O’s Big Book of Happiness: The Best of O, The Oprah Magazine: Wisdom, Wit, Advice, Interviews, and Inspiration. In this collection from the pages of O, The Oprah Magazine, more than 75 warm, wise, and insightful contributors write about beating the blues, dropping weight, kissing fear goodbye, making your dreams real, and putting your best face forward.
Read Oprah’s books
Oprah has written several books and numerous shorter pieces. Her work in What I Know For Sure is sure to inspire you and teach you about living a better life.From all Oprah’s experiences, she has gleaned life lessons–which, for fourteen years, she’s shared in O, The Oprah Magazine’s widely popular “What I Know For Sure” column, a monthly source of inspiration and revelation. This book takes the best of those lessons and packages them in an easy to read book. She covers topics including joy, resilience, connection, gratitude, possibility, awe, clarity, and power.
There are so many life lessons you can learn from someone like Oprah Winfrey. She’s lived a life full of both heartache, struggle, perseverance and strength. She reached power, fame, and fortune in her life that many people only dream of achieving. her life can definitely inspire us all and we can learn from her since she has the heart of a teacher. Her books and tv show and magazine are all designed to help people while also of course to making a profit. She’s definitely someone you can use as a model for learning how to give to people while also making money. That’s something I will strive to achieve as well one day.
For just a little taste of what you can learn from Oprah, I want to share some of her amazing quotes!
Oprah Winfrey Quotes
“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“I knew there was a way out. I knew there was another kind of life because I had read about it. I knew there were other places, and there was another way of being.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“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
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“We are each responsible for our own life – no other person is or even can be.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“What I know is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“What I know for sure is that if you want success, you can’t make success your goal. The key is not to worry about being successful, but to instead work toward being significant, and the success will naturally follow.”
– Oprah Winfrey
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“You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“I believe that everyone is the keeper of a dream – and by tuning into one another’s secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Use what you have to run toward your best – that’s how I now live my life.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“You can have it all. You just can’t have it all at once.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Be more splendid, more extraordinary. Use every moment to fill yourself up.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“I believe that uncertainty is really my spirit’s way of whispering, “I’m in flux. I can’t decide for you. Something is off-balance here.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“The choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“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.”
– Oprah Winfrey
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“I don’t think you ever stop giving. I really don’t. I think it’s an on-going process. And it’s not just about being able to write a check. It’s being able to touch somebody’s life.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Living in the moment brings you a sense of reverence for all of life’s blessings.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“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. This is your moment. Own it.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Every one of us gets through the tough times because somebody is there, standing in the gap to close it for us.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“I believe that one of life’s greatest risks is never daring to risk.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“I don’t believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures, new directions to grow in, and new lessons to learn – which is what life is all about.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“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
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Every time you state what you want or believe, you’re the first to hear it. It’s a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don’t put a ceiling on yourself.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you’re going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining focus.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace – a connection to what matters.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people’s lives.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Lots of people want 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.”
– Oprah Winfrey
Oprah really is amazing!! If you’re having a tough time or feel like you are struggling then you just need to read some Oprah quotes to lift your spirits.
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