Quotes tagged ‘Oprah’

“The parallels between Meghan and Harry’s mother Diana were clear even before the couple made their own comparisons during the interview.”

— Sarah Whitten, cnbc.com

“Meghan’s claim that the royal family denied her request for help is incredibly damning — though it is consistent with the image of the palace she and Harry painted in their explosive conversation.”

— Amanda Arnold, thecut.com

“You're like a demon Oprah.”

— Mark Levin, Andrew Goldberg, Jennifer Flackett, Nick Kroll, Jessi Glaser (voice), Jessi Klein, imdb.com

“Oprah says you should always bring a gift, no matter the occasion.”

— Alan Yang, Matt Hubbard, June, Maya Rudolph, imdb.com

“At twenty-three, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job. This is the beginning and the end of the things you have in common with Oprah.”

— Riane Konc, newyorker.com

“I am 41, I would say. I am 41 and accomplished and a beloved wife and a good mother and a hard worker and a contributor to society and I am learning how to eat a goddamned raisin. How did this all go so wrong for me?”

— Taffy Brodesser-Akner, nytimes.com

“About two years ago, I decided to yield to what every statistic I knew was telling me and stop trying to lose weight at all. I decided to stop dieting, but when I did, I realized I couldn’t. I didn’t know what or how to eat. I couldn’t fathom planning my food without thinking first about its ability…”

— Taffy Brodesser-Akner, nytimes.com

“You know what happened to Oprah at 23? She got fired. Imagine firing Oprah. It wasn't a mistake. Because she wasn't Oprah. She was just some 23-year-old punk who needed to get fired so she could become Oprah.”

— Leslie Jones, nbc.com

“When you make loving others the story of your life, there's never a final chapter, because the legacy continues. You lend your light to one person, and he or she shines it on another and another and another. And I know for sure that in the final analysis of our lives- when the to-do lists are no mor…”

— Oprah, amazon.com