--- title: "8 Five Quotes By Oprah Winfrey" description: "8 Five quotes by Oprah Winfrey. Plus more from Oprah Winfrey and more Five sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/oprah-winfrey-186_every-night_keep-a-grateful-journal-every-night-list_52513.png" --- > [Keep a grateful journal. Every night, list five things that you are grateful for. What it will begin to do is change…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/oprah-winfrey-186_every-night_keep-a-grateful-journal-every-night-list_52513.png) > [I'm one of those people who lives for the moment. If you concern yourself with what's going to happen a year from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/i-m-one-of-those-people-who-lives-for-the-moment-if-you-concern/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/oprah-winfrey-186_ascent_i-m-one-of-those-people-who-lives-for-th_335637.png) > [For years I've advocated keeping a gratitude journal, writing down five things every day that brought pleasure and gratefulness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/for-years-i-ve-advocated-keeping-a-gratitude-journal-writing-down/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a05/oprah-winfrey-186_every-day_for-years-i-ve-advocated-keeping-a-grati_1063884.png) > [Take five minutes to centre yourself in the morning...set your intention every day...if you don't have five minutes, you don't deserve to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/take-five-minutes-to-centre-yourself-in-the-morning-set-your/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5c/oprah-winfrey-186_centre_take-five-minutes-to-centre-yourself-in_1463218.png) > [My name is Oprah Winfrey. I have a talk show. I'm single. I have eight dogs-five golden retrievers, two black labs, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/my-name-is-oprah-winfrey-i-have-a-talk-show-i-m-single-i-have-eight/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9d/oprah-winfrey-186_animal_my-name-is-oprah-winfrey-i-have-a-talk-s_1887944.png) > [Keep a grateful journal. Every night, list five things that happened this day that you are grateful for. What it will begin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/keep-a-grateful-journal-every-night-list-five-things-that-happened/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19b/oprah-winfrey-186_change_keep-a-grateful-journal-every-night-list_2792090.jpg) > [Take five minutes to center yourself in the morning - set your intention every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/take-five-minutes-to-center-yourself-in-the-morning-set-your/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/oprah-winfrey-186_every-day_take-five-minutes-to-center-yourself-in_2959964.png) > ["Back in the day when I started - it's like I walked five miles to school in the snow barefooted" - there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/back-in-the-day-when-i-started-it-s-like-i-walked-five-miles-to/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d73/oprah-winfrey-186_back-in-the-day_back-in-the-day-when-i-started-it-s-like_3060918.jpg) ## Other authors on Five ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/five/oprah-winfrey/#itemlist", "name": "8 Five Quotes By Oprah Winfrey", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Keep a grateful journal. 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