I don't think I'm the 'Oprah' type.

I think of Oprah as a Mother Joseph wannabe, a daytime oracle rewarding the good and punishing the bad.

— Margaret Carlson

A lot of people think Oprah is channeling for Madam Walker, and there are lots of parallels.

— A'Lelia Bundles

I can't imagine Christ being weak and carrying on about his burdens to women, let alone an Oprah type of woman. We respect and…

— Jesse Lee Peterson

I think Oprah's [winfrey] learned from me that it's OK to be harsh on people because in one's harshness you can see transformation happen…

— Suze Orman

I think Oprah who is the height of aspiration and inspiration recognizes something in me that is germane.

— Rosie O'Donnell

I think that Oprah's on a mission to improve the lives of the average American in various ways. And one of them is to…

— Janet Fitch

I think that's something that Oprah [Winfrey] and Ava [ DuVernay] do seamlessly. They know how to connect to people and they know how…

— Kofi Siriboe

When I win it's just free they think I'm Oprah's cousin. Win free, I don't think y'all get me. If you keep running your…

— Wale

I talk to Oprah several times a week, and I see the side of Oprah that's having the time of her life. What she's…

— David Zaslav

I know of at least two black women who are billionaires: Sheila Johnson, who co-founded BET, and Oprah Winfrey. And I know of hundreds…

— A'Lelia Bundles

Meeting Oprah Winfrey, I cried like a baby. Meeting Steven Spielberg, I cried like a baby. Meeting Denzel Washington, I gushed like a crazy…

— Octavia Spencer

I want to go to dinner with Oprah! Who doesn't?

— Amy Purdy

In the summer of 2012 - and we do as we do when we get together to brainstorm an idea - we were both…

— Lennon Parham

No one's going to pay you to be a husband, unless you marry Oprah.

— Fad Ibra

Oprah's stock in trade has always been her powerful unmediated connection. She could feel your pain and empower you to talk about it.

— Tina Brown