Trivia: Farewell, Oprah!

TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE

QUOTE: “Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”

HINT: (1913-1960), French author, journalist, and key philosopher of the 20th-century.

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RANDOM TIDBITS

Oprah's mother, Vernita Lee, was a housemaid, and her father, Vernon Winfrey, was a coal miner and a barber before becoming a city councilman.

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Oprah first name was supposed to be Orpah, after Ruth's sister-in-law in the Bible, but it was misspelled Oprah on her birth certificate, and the name stuck.

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At the age of 16, Oprah went to live with her father in Nashville, TN. She became an honor student, joined drama club, and won an oratorical contest.

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Oprah was the first African-American celebrity to land on the cover of Vogue, in the October 1998 issue. She lost 20 lbs. for the photo shoot.

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Her Angel Network has raised more than $80 million. All the money funded charitable projects and grants around the world, including helping to establish 60 schools in 13 countries.

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As of the finale on May 25, the total number of show episodes is 4,561. The number of audience members is approximately 1.3 million over the last 25 years.

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QUOTE: “Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”

ANSWER: Albert Camus.

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