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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Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you...

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you...

You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job,...

You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job,...

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...

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...

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 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.

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....

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.

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.

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...

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

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...

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......

It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is...

It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is...

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 roses, the lovely notes, the dining and dancing are all welcome and splendid. But...

The roses, the lovely notes, the dining and dancing are all welcome and splendid. But...

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.

For everyone of us that succeeds, it's because there's somebody there to show you the...

For everyone of us that succeeds, it's because there's somebody there to show you the...

Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach.

Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach.

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive...

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive...