WHAT OPRAH SAYS . . .

When she speaks, the world listens – and now the queen of talk’s wisdom has been assembled into a book of quotes on subjects close to her heart On luck On finding your life’s work On being present

HER influence is so powerful there’s even a phrase for it: the Oprah Effect. When talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey endorses a book it catapults to the top of the bestseller list. If she punts a diet, millions of people will be on it by Monday. She’s launched careers for her frequent guests – think of Dr Phil and Dr Oz. At its peak her talk show averaged more than 12 million viewers in America alone and was syndicated in 150 countries.

Oprah’s unwavering self-belief saw her take control of her show from the outset, a canny move that would turn her into the world’s first female AfricanAmerican billionaire.

Now her homespun down-to-earth wisdom has been distilled into a book of quotations called Own It! Oprah Winfrey In her Own Words.

Here’s a selection of quotes on subjects ranging from risk-taking to work/life balance to give you food for thought. I don’t believe in luck. For me, luck is preparation meeting the moment of opportunity. There’s no luck without you being prepared to handle that moment of opportunity. Your life’s work is to find your life’s work – and then to exercise the discipline, tenacity and hard work it takes to pursue it. I have learnt that your full-on attention for any activity you choose to experience comes with a level of intensity and truth. It’s about living a present life, moment to moment – not worrying about what’s going