“You did the best you could, the best you knew how at the time." It was something like that. From Oprah on an Oprah show. Then I believe my quote above was from Maya Angelou on the Oprah show, not Oprah herself. I had heard it before but it was on Oprah's show again 1-7-09 and she said Maya had said it.”

American media mogul, actress, executive producer, author, and television personality

Oprah Winfrey is an American media mogul, television personality, actress, executive producer, and author. She is best known for The Oprah Winfrey Show, the talk show broadcast from Chicago that ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. Her career spans television and publishing, and she has been widely recognized for her influence and business success. The summary describes her as the richest Black woman and the wealthiest female celebrity, and notes that she was often ranked among the world’s most influential women.