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.

Happiness is there for the taking – and the making.

What I know is, if you do work that you love, and work that fulfills you, the rest will come. I truly believe the reason I’ve been so financially successful is because my focus has never been on the money.

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, and it holds the world together.

I believe that there are forces of light and darkness in the world, and I don’t want to be a contributor to the force of darkness.

Following your heart’s desire will lead you in the direction your spirit wants to go.

The energy we put out in the world is the energy we get back. So if you want more love in your life, set your intention to be more loving. If you seek kindness, focus your energy on empathy and compassion. Conversely, if you wonder why there are so many angry people in your life, look no further than the resentment you hold in your own heart.

The only courage you will need is the courage to live the life you are meant to.

I am a product of every other black woman before me who has done or said anything worthwhile. Recognizing that I am part of history is what allows me to soar.

When you don’t know what to do, get still. The answer will come.

The chance to love and be loved exists no matter who or where you are.

Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion.

You become excellent, and when you become excellent, no-one can take that away from you.

All of life is energy and we are transmitting it at every moment.

Ordinary people can bring about change.

Walk through life eager and open to self-improvement and that which is going to best help you evolve, because that’s really why were here: to evolve as human beings.

When you wake up in the morning looking for the light, the light will come.

Our beliefs can move us forward in life, or they can hold us back.

If you’re holding anyone else accountable for your happiness, you’re wasting your time. You must be fearless enough to give yourself the love you didn’t receive.

What I find powerful is a person with the confidence to be her own self.

Say “Thank You” because your faith is so strong that you don’t doubt that what ever the problem, you’ll get through it. You’re saying thank-you because you know that even in the eye of the storm, God has put a rainbow in the clouds.

The commonality in the human experience is the same. We have the same sorrows, and the same triumphs. Joy is joy is joy.

What I know for sure: Often we don’t even realize who we’re meant to be because we’re so busy trying to live out someone else’s ideas. But other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny.

Don’t put a ceiling on yourself.

The true meaning of courage is to be afraid – and then, with your knees knocking and your heart racing, take the leap anyway.

I know that I am more than my personality, my body, and my body image.

Take the ideas that speak to you. Use your imagination. Create something wonderful.

In order to be truly happy, you must live along with, and you must stand for something larger than yourself.

My business skills have come from being guided by my inner self – my intuition.

When you educate a girl, you begin to change the face of a nation.

It isn’t until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are – not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within – that you can begin to take control.

Mr. Right is coming, but he’s in Africa and he’s walking.

True self-esteem is realizing that you are valuable because you were born. No matter where you came from, what color your skin is, what people say about your family or what mean things people may have done to you, because you were born, you are important and you matter.

Step through new doors. The majority of the time there’s something fantastic on the other side.

The best way to look at aging is to see it as an opportunity to leave what didn’t work behind and step boldly into a brand new future.

Nobody’s journey is seamless or smooth. We all stumble. We all have setbacks. It’s just life’s way of saying, ‘Time to change course.’

Check your ego at the door and check your gut instead. Every right decision I have ever made has come from my gut. Every wrong decision I’ve made was the result of me not listening to the greater voice of myself.

The struggle of my life created empathy – I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me.

The future is full of possibility, whether you make one tiny change – or a whole invigorating, thrilling, inspiring bunch of them.

You have two choices: You can come down from the mountain and spend the rest of your days thinking it was so beautiful there, or you can create a vision, look upward, see the next mountain, and start the climb all over again.

Life is better when you share it.

Don’t worry about being successful. Worry about being significant.

Real success means creating a life of meaning through service that fulfills your reason for being here.

I used to have a fake Louis Vuitton bag because I thought it meant something in life. But now I realize that all the things in the world don’t define you. It’s what you stand for, what you’re willing to do, how close to the truth you’re willing to be in your life.

Nothing is ever wrong. We learn from every step we take. Whatever you did today was the way it was meant to be. Be proud of you.

I started out giving thanks for small things, and the more thankful I became, the more my bounty increased.

Death shows up to remind us to live more fully.

One of the biggest mistakes humans make is to believe there is only one way. There are many diverse paths leading to what you call God.

The best work we can all do is create the highest vision possible for our lives and be led by that vision to the greatest good.

If you want to feel good, you have to go out and do some good.

Love is a lesson worth learning.

All my life I have always known I was born to greatness.

The truth is I have from the very beginning listened to my instincts. All of my best decisions in life have come because I was attuned to what really felt like the next right move for me.

Allowing the truth of who you are-your spiritual self-to rule your life means you stop the struggle and learn to move with the flow of your life.

If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the spirit.

Gossip reflects the insecurity of those who initiate it.

You only have to believe that you can succeed, that you can be whatever your heart desires, be willing to work for it, and you can have it.

I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, I’ll create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.

Don’t wait for someone else to complete you. ‘Jerry Maguire’ was just a movie.

I have incredible stamina- the what-do-I-got-that-they-ain’t-got kind of stamina.

Make the right decision even when nobody’s looking and you will always turn out okay.

Well, I am a Christian who believes that there are certainly many more paths to God other than Christianity.

I believe that one of life’s greatest risks is never daring to risk.

Difficulties come when you don’t pay attention to life’s whisper. Life always whispers to you first, but if you ignore the whisper, sooner or later you’ll get a scream.

Books were my pass to personal freedom.

That’s what life is: an open door to all that is possible. And that’s a powerful thing.

I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself.

If you don’t heal the wounds of your childhood, you bleed into the future.

Even in bad times, always say thank you. Whatever you are going through, God is using you to get through. God has already put a rainbow in the cloud.

The reason I’ve been able to be so financially successful is my focus has never, ever for one minute been money.

We create stress for ourselves because you feel like you have to do it. You have to. I don’t feel that anymore.

When you know who you are and what you stand for, you stand in wisdom.

What matters is how you feel inside, because feeling beautiful on the inside is key to looking good.

If you allow yourself to breathe into the depth, wonder, beauty, craziness, and strife everything that represents the fullness of your life you can live fearlessly. Because you come to realize that if you just keep breathing, you cannot be conquered.

What I’ve learned about being angry with people is that it generally hurts you more than it hurts them.

I know that you cannot hate other people without hating yourself.

Being a mother is the hardest job on earth. Women everywhere must declare it so.

You aren’t your past, you are probability of your future.

It’s up to each of us to get very still and say, ‘This is who I am.’ No one else defines your life. Only you do.

You are here to do something you are uniquely created for. No one else can do it like you can, that’s why you’re here.

When you learn to say thank you, you see the world anew.

Many things in life inspire philanthropy, such as your faith in humanity and your belief in the human spirit to overcome.

I’m a truth seeker. That’s what I do every day on the show – put out the truth. Some people don’t like it, they call it sensational, but I say life is sensational.

Nothing happens until you decide.

What has made me successful is the ability to surrender my plans, dreams and goals to a power that’s greater than other people and greater than myself.

I choose to rise up out of that storm and see that in moments of desperation, fear, and helplessness, each of us can be a rainbow of hope, doing what we can to extend ourselves in kindness and grace to one another. And I know for sure that there is no them – there’s only us.

Your gut is your inner compass.

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.

Having the courage to stand up and pursue your dreams will give you life’s greatest reward and life’s greatest adventure.

All the money in the world doesn’t mean a thing if you don’t have time to enjoy it.

I’ve learned that you can’t have everything and do everything at the same time.

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that’s how I operate my life.

You will survive anything if you live your life from the point of view of truth.

What I know for sure is that the only way to endure the quake is to adjust your stance. You can’t avoid the daily tremors. Don’t fight them. Just find a different way to stand.

Every birthday, you decide whether to mark it the end of your greatest days or the beginning of your finest hour.