Oprah Winfrey's 2008 Stanford Commencement Address



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Oprah Winfrey, global media leader and philanthropist, spoke to the Class of 2008 at Stanford's 117th Commencement on June 15, 2008. Winfrey drew on experiences from a career that began in 1976 when she co-anchored a television newscast, and she shared three lessons about feelings, failure and finding happiness.
Transcript of Oprah Winfrey's commencement address: http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/june18/como-061808.html Stanford University channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/stanford


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Look at this woman. ... ( 1 month ago by SheebaOK)
Look at this woman. She could choose to give up and be looser, but instead she found strength to move on and help others to move on.
I just thank her for what she is. :)
And I really do not ... ( 1 month ago by SheebaOK)
And I really do not care what others say... especially when there is no reason why I should care. She has done good with her life, NOW that is a reason to listen and care for what she says :)
omg, after jk ... ( 1 month ago by amitnagpal1985)
omg, after jk rowling's speech this is so white trash..
i am so glad she ... ( 1 month ago by jmalc04)
i am so glad she spoke to the school. i'm glad she admitted to crying. despite all of her name dropping and quoting, she is a real person. we all do that. we all learn. we are all fallible. even oprah.
God bless Oprah! ... ( 1 month ago by jammonper)
God bless Oprah! She has been a blessing to so many people! We all can learn something from this speech! CHEERS!
"that's really why ... ( 1 month ago by pigu0606)
"that's really why we're here... to evolve"- Operah totally agree, brilliant!
I totally agree. ... ( 1 month ago by gwilsonsteele)
I totally agree. Harvard won on this one.
love oprah! ( 4 weeks ago by zeldarobot)
love oprah!
can't believe she ... ( 4 weeks ago by rjiang1)
can't believe she talked about her own goddaughter for a good 4 minutes in front of everyone. yes, she can and should be proud, but this is much more than just her goddaughter. her speech does not compare with that of Steve Jobs in 2005
i think both are ... ( 4 weeks ago by loui1410)
i think both are good, but rowling's is more classy
Stanford, great! ( 3 weeks ago by pegreffi)
Stanford, great!
Wickedly funny ... ( 3 weeks ago by lexaneli)
Wickedly funny speeech, informative, hilarious with sarcasm and straight to the point!
she is sooo ... ( 3 weeks ago by Dallas3212)
she is sooo powerful i know i do too!!
very inspiring ... ( 3 weeks ago by margetvillarica)
very inspiring speech!!!!!
??? ( 3 weeks ago by SpaceLegend1)
???
this is REAL, ... ( 3 weeks ago by belonb)
this is REAL, that's the difference.
Great speech! Oprah ... ( 2 weeks ago by jackandjillsong)
Great speech! Oprah moves people!
Look up "Anonymous" ... ( 2 weeks ago by PrimeEvolutionary)
Look up "Anonymous" on YouTube. Paul Fetch is the leader of Anonymous
If i see oprah ... ( 2 weeks ago by zestey)
If i see oprah patting herself on her back again for saving the planet i am going to puke oprah needs to keep pone thing in mind she would not be where she is without whitey letting her get there 99% of all blacks in this country that have any amount of success get if from the entertainment or sports field they are nothing but modern day court jesters
WOOT U GO GIRL! ( 2 weeks ago by kennybenny)
WOOT U GO GIRL!
rowling's is not ... ( 2 weeks ago by naw147)
rowling's is not any less real!
i am too impressing ... ( 1 week ago by mittan0709)
i am too impressing!i will to do.
Wall street and the ... ( 1 week ago by Bachconcertos)
Wall street and the greedy selfish CEOs with their B.A.s and their master's degrees need to be responsible for their greed and corruption. The governbment should not bail these selfish people out.
Nothing against ... ( 2 days ago by Cayden24)
Nothing against Oprah...but overall, I found this speech rather poor. Too long, not focused on a central point, and too much "me" talking.



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