It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.

Quote by Oprah Winfrey

Topics: Self Development Quotes

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

Become the change you want to see - those are words I live by.

Become the change you want to see - those are words I live by.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism....

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism....

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want...

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want...

'Tis all a Checker-board of Nights and days where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays:...

'Tis all a Checker-board of Nights and days where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays:...

'Tis all a Checker-board of Nights and days where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays:...

'Tis all a Checker-board of Nights and days where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays:...

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going...

I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going...

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.

I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love...

I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love...

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction....

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction....

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it....

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it....

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next...

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next...

The show has taught me you're worthy because you are born, because you're here.

The show has taught me you're worthy because you are born, because you're here.

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were...

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were...

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

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

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and...

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and...