How Oprah Winfrey Found Her Purpose

Every Person Has a Purpose

O, The Oprah Magazine | From the November 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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"It's not that I've always known who I would be," Oprah says. "It was just very clear to me from an early age who I wouldn't be." Find out how Oprah found her calling.

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