Oprah Winfrey

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a read more

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

When I look at the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

When I look at the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate read more

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

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

Keep a grateful journal. Every night, list five things that happened this day that you are grateful for. What it read more

Keep a grateful journal. Every night, list five things that happened this day that you are grateful for. What it will begin to do is change your perspective of your day and your life. If you can learn to focus on what you have, you will always see that the universe is abundant; you will have more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never have enough.