I just want to say shame on anybody for thinking that I was upset for not being able to get into a clothes store and buy a purse, ... Please, please.

For me, she embodied royalty. She was the queen. ... You knew she was a force.

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.

Gayle and I have said for years it's a shame other people couldn't be in on the conversation sometimes. It will be about what's going on in the world, and just us talking about it the way we talk about it, as girlfriends. . . . I think that Gayle and Oprah reality radio is going to be a huge hit.

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.

If Oprah falls into the hands of Scientology, who can tell what influence she might have on the population? The prospect is terrifying.