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 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...

'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:...

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

There is a difference between thinking you deserve to be happy and knowing you are...

There is a difference between thinking you deserve to be happy and knowing you are...

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

Please take responsibility for the energy that you bring into this space.

Please take responsibility for the energy that you bring into this space.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has...

The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has...

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....

It is not in the interest of religion to have their God return.

It is not in the interest of religion to have their God return.

Failure is defined by our reaction to it.

Failure is defined by our reaction to it.

I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going...

I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going...

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...

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....

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists...

To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists...

Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from...

Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from...