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If I lost control of the business I'd lose myself - or at least the ability to be myself. Owning myself is a way to be myself.

Oprah Winfrey

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Oprah Winfrey
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 29
Actor
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Film Producer
Journalist
Motivational Speaker
Patron Of The Arts
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