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"To kick things off, [television show host Andy Cohen] asked the last time Winfrey had smoked marijuana. 'Uh ... 1982,' Winfrey replied. 'Let's hang out after the show,' Cohen joked. 'Okay,' Winfrey laughed. 'I hear it's gotten better.'"
"What would I do if I wasn't afraid?"
"Transforma as tuas feridas em sabedoria!"
"I really believe when you give to other people, you give to yourself."
"What has made me successful is the ability to surrender my plans, dreams and goals to a power that's greater than other people and greater than myself."
"I for sure believe in miracles. For me, a miracle is seeing the world with light in your eyes. It's knowing there's always hope and possibility where none seems to exist. Many people are so closed to miracles that even when one is boldly staring them in the face, they label it coincidence or serendipity. I call it like I see it."
"Instead of looking for the success in your life, look for the thing that is going to bring you the greatest joy."
"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."
"Be loving to yourself and others will see that love reciprocated. This rule works every time"
"The biggest mistake in helping undeserved kids is not raising the bar high enough. Children will believe if you believe in them."
"I believe that when you stop renewing and are no longer open to change and the possibilities that continually unfold, you stop being alive and are just getting through the years. Transformation doesn't happen unless you're willing: It's your choice."
"We're all here to figure out how to best give ourselves away."
"My father turned my life around insisting I be more than I was and by believing I could be more."
"In the end, all you have is your reputation."
"I only got the opportjnity to co-host a talk show because I failed at news."
"When you educate a woman, you set her free. Had I not had books and education in Mississippi, I would have believed that's all there was."
"What least makes a mother is biology."
"The reason I gained so much weight in the first place and the reason I had such a sorry history of abusive relationships with men was I just needed approval so much. I needed everyone to like me, because I didn't like myself much."
"The expectation of my life was that I might be able to work for some good white folks. Now I got some good white folks working for me."
"I've learned that every single trial offers us a chance to either turn away from what we know to be true, or to stand strong in who we are..."