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 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...

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone...

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone...

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism....

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism....

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.

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge...

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge...

I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love...

I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love...

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by...

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by...

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.

I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.

Being a mother is the hardest job on earth.

Being a mother is the hardest job on earth.

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do...

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do...

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

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

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next...

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next...

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...

What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things...

What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things...

The show has taught me you're worthy because you are born, because you're here.

The show has taught me you're worthy because you are born, because you're here.

I'm sick of people sittin' in chairs stating their problems. Then we roll the videotape......

I'm sick of people sittin' in chairs stating their problems. Then we roll the videotape......

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to...

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to...

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Praise be to Allah, Who has given me in old age Ismail and Ishaq; most...

Praise be to Allah, Who has given me in old age Ismail and Ishaq; most...