I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.

Quote by Oprah Winfrey

Topics: Age Quotes

I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.

I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.

My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it...

My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it...

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can...

I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can...

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the...

What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the...

Our creator did not create our raw material, but manipulated that which already existed.

Our creator did not create our raw material, but manipulated that which already existed.

I was once afraid of people saying, Who does she think she is? Now I...

I was once afraid of people saying, Who does she think she is? Now I...

Lots of your friends want to ride with you in the limo, but what you...

Lots of your friends want to ride with you in the limo, but what you...

Why is it that hate comes out so easily, yet...love? It gets trapped inside.

Why is it that hate comes out so easily, yet...love? It gets trapped inside.

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on...

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on...

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were...

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were...

You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job,...

You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job,...

I don't think of myself as a poor, deprived ghetto girl who made good. I...

I don't think of myself as a poor, deprived ghetto girl who made good. I...

I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to...

I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to...

You dont have a man, you need spaghetti.

You dont have a man, you need spaghetti.

If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you...

If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you...

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

In the future we'll all have 15 minutes of fame and 15 minutes of healthcare.

In the future we'll all have 15 minutes of fame and 15 minutes of healthcare.

There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion.

There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion.