About Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey appeared on *The Late Show with Stephen Colbert* on April 8, 2026, where she discussed her long-standing admiration for Paul McCartney. Winfrey said that as a teenage girl she prayed daily that McCartney would "come sweep me off my feet," and that she collected Beatles cards and would try to "make him think of me." She noted that her career dreams have come true, including becoming friends with Maya Angelou and being honored at the Kennedy Center Honors alongside McCartney, but stated, "I did not marry Paul McCartney." Winfrey also reflected on her time hosting *The Oprah Winfrey Show*, saying she misses the audience most, and explained that the audience helps her "deliver on what I want to say."
In the same appearance, Winfrey discussed her fashion philosophy, stating, "I don't do anything that's not comfortable now." She recalled wearing a beaded collar gown to the Oscars the year she was nominated for *The Color Purple*, which she said weighed about 12 pounds and choked her when she sat down, leaving a scar on her neck. Winfrey said she heard "the voice of God" tell her she would not win the award because she could not get out of the chair. She added that she attended Paris Fashion Week to support friend Stella McCartney, who was receiving an award, and that she now prioritizes comfort in her clothing choices.
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So the big question is how do people apply these principles once you come to understand? First, there's a level of awareness. I remember when I first read 'Seed of the Soul,' I just felt this is what I just felt like I suddenly came alive, like, 'Oh, there's a whole other part of myself I didn't even know existed.' So you come alive, but how do you then begin to actively apply the principles? This is what gives me the most joy. If you can't apply it, why learn it? Yes, why learn? Why even go through it? Suppose, for example, you're a mother and you've got three children and you're overwhelmed a lot, right? And one of the children in particular is a bit demanding. Now, you have a husband and he's been working away all day away from home. He may or may not be sympathetic or even appreciative of how much work it is to be at home with three children and to prepare for him coming home. So you can find yourself overwhelmed, you can find yourself frustrated or exasperated by the child that's most demanding, you can find yourself angry at your husband. What do you do? This is exactly the time that you have the opportunity to create authentic power. And here's how you do it. First of all, instead of acting on whatever the impulse is to tell the child, 'Tommy, be quiet, be quiet, are you going to go to your room for six months?' or telling your husband whatever you tell him, instead go inside. Go inside. Go inside. That's the first step. That is developing emotional awareness. The second step, and once you can do this, you put yourself in a very powerful position because just by turning inward instead of acting in the moment, you have created a little gap between the impulse and the action. And into that space, you can inject consciousness. Into that space, you can do something you couldn't have done before: choose consciously. Yes, you can decide, 'I am going to say this to my husband: he's insensitive and I'm sick and tired of him being insensitive,' or I'm going instead to act from the most loving part of my personality that I can reach for in that moment. And it may be that the most loving part of your personality you can reach for is just not to say anything. But you have then changed your universe. Yes, it's your choice. And you make the choice every time you choose an intention. When you choose an intention of love instead of an intention of fear, that is the spiritual journey. That is the spiritual path.
