Oprah Winfrey Quotes

I'm 43 now. I've reached the point where I really can't care what anyone thinks. Of course, I do. I'm an actress. I'm totally insecure, but I'm trying to stick to my guns about what is important to me, and it doesn't matter what anyone thinks I should or shouldn't do.

My image is me. I talk for myself. I didn't become this person others wanted me to be.

Don't compromise even if it hurts to be yourself.

It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.

Don't let other people tell you what you want.

A man's opinion is in others; his being is in himself.

I can't let other people dictate how I see myself.

Don't change for nobody.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.

My life is not to be somebody else's impact - you know what I mean?

I don't ever apologize for who I am because then I let someone else decide who I am.

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

If you let society and your peers define who you are, you're the less for it.

I think it is vital to fight to do something you want to do despite not gaining your community's or your friends' approval.

Whether I'm single or in a relationship, I'm the same person. The same human being.

I have to be myself.

I've learned not to let people judge me in how I want to live my life. Every single woman is an individual, and there's no one path. You just have to take the path that you think is right for you.

My mom was always saying: 'Be whatever you want to be, but stick with it. Don't waver. Don't change who you are for anybody.'

Always be yourself. At the end of the day, that's all you've really got; when you strip everything down, that's all you've got, so always be yourself.

You've got to hang on to who you are, what you are. Don't let anyone take it from you.

My definition of courage is never letting anyone define you.

You can't ever put your self-definition in the hands of somebody who meets you for 15 minutes.

I always say it's worth doing what you want to do, not letting people manipulate you. It's worth holding out. It's worth having pride.

I'm my own person, and I want people to know me for who I am.