--- title: "Best Thinking Quotes by Oprah Winfrey" description: "46 Thinking quotes by Oprah Winfrey. Plus more from Oprah Winfrey and more Thinking sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c8/oprah-winfrey-186_has-beens_i-didn-t-want-to-say-no-because-i-didn-t_2384597.png" --- > [I didn't want to say "No" because I didn't want people to think I'm not nice. And that, to me, has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/i-didn-t-want-to-say-no-because-i-didn-t-want-people-to-think-i-m-not/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c8/oprah-winfrey-186_has-beens_i-didn-t-want-to-say-no-because-i-didn-t_2384597.png) > [The older I get, the more centered I become and the more I think I really know about myself. What I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/the-older-i-get-the-more-centered-i-become-and-the-more-i-think-i/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/oprah-winfrey-186_centered_the-older-i-get-the-more-centered-i-beco_1975774.png) > [There is a level of disrespect for the office that occurs. And that occurs in some cases and maybe even many cases…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/there-is-a-level-of-disrespect-for-the-office-that-occurs-and-that/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/oprah-winfrey-186_african-american_there-is-a-level-of-disrespect-for-the-o_722832.png) > [I think mentors are important and I don't think anybody makes it in the world without some form of mentorship. Nobody makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/i-think-mentors-are-important-and-i-don-t-think-anybody-makes-it-in/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/098/oprah-winfrey-186_form_i-think-mentors-are-important-and-i-don_3082680.png) > [I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/i-think-education-is-power-i-think-that-being-able-to-communicate/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01d/oprah-winfrey-186_able_i-think-education-is-power-i-think-that_432176.png) > [Anybody who has ever done anything knows that, when you believe, it doesn't matter what other people think. You just have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/anybody-who-has-ever-done-anything-knows-that-when-you-believe-it/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/499/oprah-winfrey-186_accepting_anybody-who-has-ever-done-anything-knows_2652980.png) ## Other authors on Thinking - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 447 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 440 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 357 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 292 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 243 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cassandra-clare-21529.jpg) Cassandra Clare 184 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/cassandra-clare/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 161 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 161 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-albert-einstein-10494.jpg) Albert Einstein 146 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/albert-einstein/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sherrilyn-kenyon-84925.jpg) Sherrilyn Kenyon 143 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/sherrilyn-kenyon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-taylor-swift-89132.jpg) Taylor Swift 137 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/taylor-swift/) ## 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/thinking/oprah-winfrey/#itemlist", "name": "Best Thinking Quotes by Oprah Winfrey", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I didn't want to say \"No\" because I didn't want people to think I'm not nice. 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