Every story about Oprah Winfrey Network was that it was struggling.I literally had a come-to-Jesus meeting with myself to say, 'Lord, what would you have me do?' What I know for sure is that the only way to hold onto yourself is through a spiritual base - otherwise you lose it.

Your greatest power is to show love, to receive love and to be love.

My idea is to give hope, because where there is no hope, there is no vision, and where there is no vision, people will perish.

Step through new doors. The majority of the time there's something fantastic on the other side.

Everyone has to learn to think differently, bigger, to open to possibilities.

Partake of some of life's sweet pleasures. And yes, get comfortable with yourself.

Often when someone comes to you and wants to vent, it's so tempting to start giving advice. But if you allow the person just to let the feelings out, and then at another time come back with advice or comments, that person would experience a deeper healing.