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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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...

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to...

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to...

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...

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to...

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to...

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

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

Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher.

Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher.

I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better...

I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better...

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...

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...

Failure is defined by our reaction to it.

Failure is defined by our reaction to it.

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...

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

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

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

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...

'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:...

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...

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

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.

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...