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.'

I believe that education is freedom. It provides the tools to affect one's own destiny.

How you spend your time defines who you are.

Joy is one part inner peace, one part giddy delight and 100% attainable.

The future is full of possibility, whether you make one tiny change - or a whole invigorating, thrilling, inspiring bunch of them.

There are still generations of people, older people, who were born and bred and marinated in it, in that prejudice and racism, and they just have to die.

Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable. Doing the right thing, even when nobody knows you're doing the right thing will always bring the right thing to you.