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title: "6 Fail Quotes By Oprah Winfrey"
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> [Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/do-the-one-thing-you-think-you-cannot-do-fail-at-it-try-again-do/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

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> [“Think like a queen. A queen if not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/think-like-a-queen-a-queen-if-not-afraid-to-fail-failure-is-another/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

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> [“Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/do-the-one-thing-you-think-you-cannot-do-fail-at-it-try-again-do-2/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/124/oprah-winfrey-186_fail_do-the-one-thing-you-think-you-cannot-do_820630.jpg)

> [You gotta be willing to fail...if you're afraid of failing, you won't get very far.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/you-gotta-be-willing-to-fail-if-you-re-afraid-of-failing-you-won-t/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

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> [Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/think-like-a-queen-a-queen-is-not-afraid-to-fail-failure-is-another/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/oprah-winfrey-186_fail_think-like-a-queen-a-queen-is-not-afraid_2163712.png)

> [I had become so accustomed to succeeding that I no longer even remembered what it was like to fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/i-had-become-so-accustomed-to-succeeding-that-i-no-longer-even/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

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## Other authors on Fail

## More by Oprah Winfrey

> [I've seen that many times in rural African villages where people have nothing but a hut and a bowl. The joy in the children's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/i-ve-seen-that-many-times-in-rural-african-villages-where-people-have/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

> [These French-style caramels are handmade in California. It's always hard to give them away!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/these-french-style-caramels-are-handmade-in-california-it-s-always/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

> [I was in a conversation and someone said: "You know, we were talking about the whole issue of transgender and how it has become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/i-was-in-a-conversation-and-someone-said-you-know-we-were-talking/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

> [“Forgiveness is about letting go of the past and not holding on to it”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/forgiveness-is-about-letting-go-of-the-past-and-not-holding-on-to-it/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

> [The deepest courage we can exercise is continuing to believe in our dreams until we make them come true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/the-deepest-courage-we-can-exercise-is-continuing-to-believe-in-our/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

> [If you can see it, and believe it, it is a LOT easier to achieve it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/if-you-can-see-it-and-believe-it-it-is-a-lot-easier-to-achieve-it/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

> [There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It's why you were born. And how you become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/there-is-no-greater-gift-you-can-give-or-receive-than-to-honor-your/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

> [Gratitude is the single greatest treasure I will take with me from this experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/gratitude-is-the-single-greatest-treasure-i-will-take-with-me-from/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

> [I am disappointed by this controversy surrounding A Million Little Pieces because I rely on the publishers to define the category that a book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/i-am-disappointed-by-this-controversy-surrounding-a-million-little/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

> [Keep a grateful journal. Every night, list five things that you are grateful for. What it will begin to do is change our perspective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/keep-a-grateful-journal-every-night-list-five-things-that-you-are/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

> [I want every day to be a fresh start on expanding what is possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/i-want-every-day-to-be-a-fresh-start-on-expanding-what-is-possible/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

> [We often block our own blessings because we don't feel inherently good enough or smart enough or pretty enough or worthy enough... You're worthy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/we-often-block-our-own-blessings-because-we-don-t-feel-inherently/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

> [One if the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/one-if-the-hardest-things-in-life-to-learn-are-which-bridges-to-cross/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

> [You must feed your mind with reading material, thoughts, and ideas that open you to new possibilities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/you-must-feed-your-mind-with-reading-material-thoughts-and-ideas-that/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

> [Your soul tells you when it's time to move on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/your-soul-tells-you-when-it-s-time-to-move-on/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

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