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
I believe everyday your life speaks to you - through every experience, through the people you meet, and even through pain, fear and self-doubt.
All pain is the same.
The struggle of my life created empathy - I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me.
I want people to be more open and tolerant. I want them to know that behind every stranger is a backstory that is the common denominator - for we all share in the human experience: pain, sadness, grief, lack of love, and then, with hope and help, step by step achievements.
If you're hurting, you need to help somebody else ease their hurt. If you're in pain, help somebody else's pain.
I speak to millions every day, but it's different one-on-one when people have paid to hear you say something meaningful.
I've decided I will open the door to all books as potential Oprah's Book Club selections, ... I feel this will give the book club a whole new range of opportunities to explore the world through words.
I've been doing this a long time and people have made donations and they've been very kind, but no one has ever given our Angel Network $1 million.
These are women who, when I was growing up, made a difference for me. The first time I saw Diana Ross and the Supremes on the 'Ed Sullivan Show,' it changed my life.
These are women who, when I was growing up, made a difference for me, ... The first time I saw Diana Ross and the Supremes on the 'Ed Sullivan Show,' it changed my life.
Are you a racist? I believe everybody should have this in their movie collection.
Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
I've met a lot of people in my life, but I've never met anyone like this little boy, who seemed to come from another world.
See, that's what geniuses know, ... They know they're a genius. When geniuses take the test they say, 'well, I'm a genius, of course, I'm going to score.'