Oprah Winfrey (b. 1954)

Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. Globally, she is the richest Black woman and the wealthiest female celebrity. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", she was the richest African-American of the 20th century and was once the world's only Black billionaire. By 2007, she was often ranked as the most influential woman in the world.

Quotes

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.
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."

Uncertainty
Be more splendid, more extraordinary. Use every moment to fill yourself up.
Use what you have to run toward your best - that's how I now live my life.
You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more.
Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are in essence ignoring the owner's manual your creator gave you and destroying your design.
I do not know what the future holds, but I know who holds the future.
All these years I've been feeling like I was growing into myself. Finally, I feel grown.
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.

Defeat
Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine.

Light
Everything in your world is created by what you think.
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.
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping-stone to greatness.
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.

Body
The roses, the lovely notes, the dining and dancing are all welcome and splendid. But when the Godiva is gone, the gift of real love is having someone who'll go the distance with you. Someone who, when the wedding day limo breaks down, is willing to share a seat on the bus.
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.
I've learned that you can't have everything and do everything at the same time.

Balance
Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand.
Before you agree to do anything that might add even the smallest amount of stress to your life, ask yourself: What is my truest intention? Give yourself time to let a yes resound within you. When it's right, I guarantee that your entire body will feel it.

Relaxation, Stress
Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.