Oprah Winfrey

Entrepreneur, Host and Philanthropist

Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning 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. She has been ranked the richest African-American of the 20th century, the greatest black philanthropist in American history, and was for a time the world's only black billionaire. She is also, according to some assessments, the most influential woman in the world.

Winfrey was born into poverty in rural Mississippi to a teenage single mother and later raised in an inner-city Milwaukee neighborhood. She experienced considerable hardship during her childhood, claiming to be raped at age nine and becoming pregnant at 14; her son died in infancy. Sent to live with the man she calls her father, a barber in Tennessee, Winfrey landed a job in radio while still in high school and began co-anchoring the local evening news at the age of 19. Her emotional ad-lib delivery eventually got her transferred to the daytime-talk-show arena, and after boosting a third-rated local Chicago talk show to first place, she launched her own production company and became internationally syndicated. (Wikipedia.com)

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Turn your wounds into wisdom. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (79)

Being still at least once a day will enhance your life. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (53)

You can have it all. Just not all at once. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (66)

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (-4)

The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (33)

Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (-1)

True forgiveness is when you can say, "Thank you for that experience. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (39)

I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (21)

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (6)

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (24)

Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (40)

If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (11)

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (5)

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (55)

One of the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (12)

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (45)

If friends disappoint you over and over, that's in large part your own fault. Once someone has shown a tendency to be self-centered, you need to recognize that and take care of yourself; people aren't going to change simply because you want them to. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (-119)

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (22)

You get to know who you really are in a crisis. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (61)

You don't become what you want, you become what you believe. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (48)

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand. by @oprah (8)

Your true passion should feel like breathing; it's that natural. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (44)

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (37)

I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (15)

Think like a queen. A queen if not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (10)

Some women have a weakness for shoes... I can go barefoot if necessary. I have a weakness for books. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (8)

We can't become what we need to be by remaining what we are. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (48)

Every day brings a chance to live free of regret and with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (2)

Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others. by @oprah (8)

I don't want anyone who doesn't want me. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (68)

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around. by @oprah (1)

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on. by @oprah (4)

When I look at the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes! by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (49)

Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth. by @oprah http://smpl.ws/ai (30)