About Oprah Winfrey:

Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", she has been ranked the richest African-American of the 20th century, the greatest black philanthropist in American history, and is currently (2015) North America's only black billionaire. Several assessments regard her as the most influential woman in the world. In 2013, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama and honorary doctorate degrees from Duke and Harvard.

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My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here.

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You CAN have it all. You just can't have it all at once.

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Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

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The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.

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

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Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.

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I'm sick of people sittin' in chairs stating their problems. Then we roll the videotape... then we have our experts on the topic... I'm in the 'What's next?' phase of my career.

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It isn't until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are - not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within - that you can begin to take control.

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If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.

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It does not matter how you came into the world, what matters is that you are here.

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Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

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I always knew I was destined for greatness.

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

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I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

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So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.

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Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.

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I'm not even kind of a lesbian.

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I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.

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I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I've become. If I had, I'd have done it a lot earlier.

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Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.

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

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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

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