Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfreyis an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. She 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 North America's first and only multi-billionaire black person. Several...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth29 January 1954
CityKosciusko, MS
CountryUnited States of America
To this day I always say my prayers on my knees 'cause I think maybe they get there sooner.
If you don't heal the wounds of your childhood, you bleed into the future.
That's really what wealth does for you. It gives you freedom to make choices.
The whole barrier exists because most people never come together and sit down at a table ... join together, break bread together, and celebrate their differences and their likenesses.
Gratitude is the single greatest treasure I will take with me from this experience.
The best work we can all do is create the highest vision possible for our lives and be led by that vision to the greatest good.
Don't complain about what you don't have. Use what you've got. To do less than your best is a sin. Every single one of us has the power for greatness, because greatness is determined by service-to yourself and to others.
If you don't give something back when you get, you don't keep.
I am extremely spiritual. I've not gone into this before because it's personal, but faith is the core of my life.
Having the courage to stand up and pursue your dreams will give you life's greatest reward and life's greatest adventure.
If you take care of your body, it'll take care of you.
It took a lot of courage to take the high road, but I would rather be significant with six million people watching a show with meaning, than everyone watching a show with no meaning.
If you believe you can only go so far, it is an obstacle.
I know that I am more than my personality, my body, and my body image.