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

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...

When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.

So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.

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......

God can dream a better dream for you than you can!

God can dream a better dream for you than you can!

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...

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.

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...

'Tis all a Checker-board of Nights and days where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays:...

'Tis all a Checker-board of Nights and days where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays:...

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

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

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much...

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much...

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction....

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction....

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...

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and...

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and...

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it....

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it....

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

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...

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...

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.

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.