For most people, teachers play a very important role in their lives—whether that's preparing them for life, or at least the next grade level.

"They all have a special aura which set them apart from normal human beings," Oprah says. "They never had first names. They never did normal things like you and me—like eating in a public restaurant. And, God forbid, if you see them in a public restaurant you'd just die!"

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