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

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Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

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 always knew I was destined for greatness.

I always knew I was destined for greatness.

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....

We often block our own blessings because we don't feel good enough.

We often block our own blessings because we don't feel good enough.

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...

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.

Theres nothing worse than rejection. Its worse than death. I would wish sometimes for the...

Theres nothing worse than rejection. Its worse than death. I would wish sometimes for the...

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...

Theres nothing worse than rejection. Its worse than death. I would wish sometimes for the...

Theres nothing worse than rejection. Its worse than death. I would wish sometimes for the...

'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:...

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 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...

Failure is defined by our reaction to it.

Failure is defined by our reaction to it.

Become the change you want to see - those are words I live by.

Become the change you want to see - those are words I live by.

The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.

The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.

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.

Don't forget Mother's Day. Or as they call it in Beverly Hills, Dad's Third Wife...

Don't forget Mother's Day. Or as they call it in Beverly Hills, Dad's Third Wife...

Peace on earth and best wishes throughout the New Year.

Peace on earth and best wishes throughout the New Year.

New Yearâ€™s Day is to refuel life with a new enthusiasm that energizes to take...

New Yearâ€™s Day is to refuel life with a new enthusiasm that energizes to take...

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each...

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each...

I wish you have...12 months of happiness, 52 weeks of fun, 365 days of success,...

I wish you have...12 months of happiness, 52 weeks of fun, 365 days of success,...