Oprah is so bright, and her intelligence is so piercing that I don't think anyone who spends a few minutes with her isn't struck by that.

There came a moment in my life when I realized that I had stepped into another part of my life. I used to walk into a room full of people and think, do they like me? And one day I walk in and I thought, do I like them?

I enjoy speaking to other women about turning 50, and how we can enjoy it, and how we can explore it

As the years go by, I've added a few pounds on, and I like it. I like it that I look a little softer

There's got to be grief.

I arrived in California with no job, no car, and no money, but, like millions of other girls, a dream

It is so easy to forget that this is good that we're alive. We should be enjoying this gift of being alive