Biografía

First African American woman billionaire in history and first African American female entrepreneur to appear on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Over the 25-year run of her daytime TV talk show, she never once missed a day through absenteeism.

Is the first woman in history to own and produce her own talk show.

Over the course of her 25 years hosting The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986), she taped 217 episodes dedicated to sexual abuse, having been a survivor of such abuse herself as a young girl. She was instrumental in the passage of the Oprah Bill, in the early 1990s. The bill was signed into law by President Bill Clinton and is aimed at stopping child abuse.

Gave birth to a baby boy when she was just 14. The baby passed away after two weeks, from complications of being born two months premature.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.

Lots of people want 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.

All my life I have always known I was born to greatness.

The essential question is not, "How busy are you?' but 'What are you busy at?' 'Are you doing what fulfills you?'