I dont think you ever stop giving. I really dont. I think its an on-going process. And its not just about being able to write a check. Its being able to touch somebodys life. – Oprah Winfrey
I remember a specific moment, watching my grandmother hang the clothes on the line, and her saying to me, you are going to have to learn to do this, and me being in that space of awareness and knowing that my life would not be the same as my grandmothers life. – 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 peoples lives. – Oprah Winfrey
I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And thats how I operate my life. – Oprah Winfrey
To live with the conscious knowledge of the shadow of uncertainty, with the knowledge that disaster or tragedy could strike at any time; to be afraid and to know and acknowledge your fear, and still to live creatively and with unstinting love: that is to live with grace. – Peter Henry Abrahams