Quote by: Oprah Winfrey

I remember a specific moment, watching my grandmother hang the clothes on the line, and her saying to me, 'you are going to have to learn to do this,' and me being in that space of awareness and knowing that my life would not be the same as my grandmother's life.


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Author Bio


  • NameOprah Winfrey
  • DescriptionAmerican businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
  • AliasesOprah Gail Winfrey
  • BornJanuary 29, 1954
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Actor; Television Presenter; Patron; Television Producer; Film Producer; Businessperson; Reporter; Actor; Voice Actor; Writer; Talk Show Host; Autobiographer
  • WorksThe Oprah Winfrey Show; The Women Of Brewster Place; The Color Purple; Beloved; Their Eyes Were Watching God; Charlotte's Web; Bee Movie; The Princess And The Frog; The Butler
  • AwardsPeabody Award; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Honorary Degree; Time 100: The Most Important People Of The Century; Time 100; Spingarn Medal; Bob Hope Humanitarian Award; Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award; Award; Award; NAACP Image Award For Outstanding News, Talk Or Information – Series Or Special; NAACP Image Award For Entertainer Of The Year; NAACP Image Award For Outstanding Actress In A Motion Picture; NAACP Image Award – Hall Of Fame Award; People's Choice Award; Primetime Emmy Award; Award; Marian Anderson Award; National Women's Hall Of Fame