Oprah Winfrey

I go, what does that feel like?

I don't know what that would feel like because I'm so comfortable being alone and have been since I was a little girl.

And because I believe, first and foremost—

That I am a universal human, that I belong to the universe.

I belong to the body of God by all the names that you call that.

So my creation and being here, just like your creation, I don't think I'm any special.

I think mine and yours and everyone else who's listening to us right now is of this mystery that I call God by all the names in the universe that we call God.

And that you are a part of that.

And so you come from that.

That is what's supporting you and lifting you and guiding you if you pay attention.

And I pay attention.

The reason why I am who I am and I've been able to beat every odd.

I mean, my grandmother used to say, I want you to grow up and have some nice white folks like I have.

because they give you food, you get to bring home food, and they give you the clothes, and if the clothes are not too worn, the clothes are good.

I hope you get some good white folks.

She had no idea that I would be leading the life that I do lead with wonderful, good white folks who are working for me.

That's an inconceivable idea to her.

But I know I did not do that alone.

There are forces at work in my life that I've been guided by,

and led to that allowed me to come from literally a Mississippi dirt road, carrying the urine pot out and dumping it in the morning as a little girl and going to the well to draw water as a little girl has led me from that space to living in Montecito.