Your life isn't some big break. It's about taking one significant life-transforming step at a time.
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Oprah Winfrey
Colorado College Commencement 2019, 2019
Everything is always working out for me.
speech graduation resilience
Oprah Winfrey
Colorado College Commencement 2019, 2019
Your legacy is every life that you touch.
speech graduation legacy
Oprah Winfrey
Colorado College Commencement 2019, 2019
Your purpose is to do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.
speech graduation purpose
Oprah Winfrey
Colorado College Commencement 2019, 2019
You're nothing if you're not the truth. I've made a living, I've made a life, I've made a fortune — all from being true to myself.
speech graduation authenticity
Oprah Winfrey
Agnes Scott College Commencement 2017, 2017
Having a closet full of shoes doesn't fill up your life. Living a life of substance can — substance through your service.
speech graduation purpose
Oprah Winfrey
Agnes Scott College Commencement 2017, 2017
You will get nowhere without a spiritual practice. Not necessarily religion — maybe it's music, or dancing, or just time for yourself to feed and nurture your own spirit.
speech graduation spirituality
Oprah Winfrey
Agnes Scott College Commencement 2017, 2017
There is no such thing as failure. What other people label or might try to call failure, I have learned is just God's way of pointing you in a new direction.
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Oprah Winfrey
Howard University Commencement 2007, 2007
Honor your calling. Don't worry about how successful you will be. Focus on how significant you can be in service, and the success will take care of itself.
speech graduation purpose
Oprah Winfrey
Howard University Commencement 2007, 2007
Your integrity is not for sale.
speech graduation authenticity
Oprah Winfrey
Howard University Commencement 2007, 2007