You do what you have to do to get through today, and that puts you in the best place tomorrow.

I firmly believe that none of us in this world have made it until the least among us have made it.

I believe that there are forces of light and darkness in the world, and I don't want to be a contributor to the force of darkness.

I am guided by the vision of what I believe this show can be. Originally our goal was to uplift, enlighten, encourage and entertain through the medium of television. Now, our mission statement for The Oprah Winfrey Show is to use television to transform people's lives, to make viewers see themselves differently and to bring happiness and a sense of fulfillment into every home.

A world of possibilities awaits you. Keep turning the page.

We're all called. If you're here breathing, you have a contribution to make.

I tried documentaries.It wasn't the time for me. I was going to try to do the same thing, I did make a valiant attempt but it did not work - to do the same thing with documentaries that we had done with the book club [in 2011]. The zeitgeist wasn't ready. It just wasn't ready.