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 Oprah Winfrey     Oprah Gail Winfrey was born January 29, 1945 on a small farm in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Oprah’s name, when she was born, was supposed to be Orpah, from the bible, but for some unknown reason she had been known as Oprah from birth. Her parents, Vernon Winfrey and Vernita Lee, were unmarried and they separated soon after Oprah was born, which left Oprah to be raised by her maternal grandmother. “She certainly wasn’t an educated woman, but she taught me the shape of letters, and she taught me a couple of bible stories,” Oprah recalled in //Life// magazine. When Oprah was six, she moved in with her mother in Milwaukee.

Oprah Winfrey had a controversial relationship with her mother, having to do something very exciting, ecstatic or important to ever get her attention. When Oprah was younger, she faked a robbery in her house, pretended that she had amnesia and stole her mother's purse, all because she wanted newer and more stylish glasses. Oprah Winfrey seemed to be headed down the road of destruction, until her mother sent her to go live with her father in Nashville, Tennessee. "My father saved my life," Oprah quoted. He was extremely strict and provided her with guidance, structure, rules and books. He required his daughter to complete weekly book reports, and she didn't get    to have dinner that night unless Oprah learned at least five vocabulary words that day. Oprah joined her school's drama club and she then became a prize-winning speaker. Oprah won a $1ooo college      scholarship after she delivered a short speech entitled "The Negro, the Constitution and the 10,000 Elks Club members in Philadelphia."

A couple of quotes by Oprah Winfrey: • Where there is no struggle, there is no strength. • The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work. • I believe that everyone is the keeper of a dream - and by tuning into one another's secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers. • Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have. • I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear. • Right now you are one choice away from a new beginning -- one that leads you toward becoming the fullest human being you can be. • You get in life what you have the courage to ask for. • Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself. • The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. • I know that you cannot hate other people without hating yourself. • Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness. • I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process. • Turn your wounds into wisdom.

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 * __ http://www.oprah.com/index __
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 * __ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey __
 * __ http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/win0bio-1 __
 * __ http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733756_1735241,00.html __
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