Oprah tells Al Roker she never thought she’d ‘make it’ to 60: ‘I’m gonna be out by then’
“I remember many, many years ago as a young girl, I had always thought that I would never make it to the 60s or 70s,” the talk show host said Tuesday. “I had this number in my head that I thought, ‘OK, I’m gonna be out by then.’ Oprah Winfrey at “From the Page to the Stage and Beyond: A Discussion of the Nearly 40-Year Legacy and Impact of ‘The Color Purple.
“I would not say that it’s deeper, Al, because I have been doing it for so long,” she said. “I would say that there is a sense of knowing that there isn’t as much time left, and I am at peace with that knowing.”continued: “My great gift is being able to live in the present moment. I think it’s really the thing that brings me the greatest joy. Because no matter what’s going on in your life, you can compartmentalize and be just right here, right now.
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