I have been watching this video over 50th times. At the first time when Im watching this one , I couldnt understand well. But now I can understand better than before. I still dont get some part, but I ll keep watching it. And the part I most like is when she said " The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody cant take that from away you" I m struggling to study English everyday. I ll not give up when Im learning something, I ll make it mine.
Wish all the speakers are as natural as Oprah. Gosh she's so good to watch and listen at. Exceptional extemporaneous speech. She's a living legend. Thank you for the wisdom Oprah.
she's my role model,she just knows what to say,she is not reading from the booknlike majority of popular people,she just speaks from d heart.you are the bomb!!oprah!!
I totally agree with you! I thought i was being overly sensitive when i cried listening to her speech but it's Oprah's inspirational and words of encouragement that made me teared. She IS such an amazing, AMAZING woman. I wish i could meet and sit down and talk to her. She is such a wise person...
She reminds me of my supervisor at BCDC. Incredibly insightful, brilliant and down to earth. It's rare to work with folks like that, but when you do it changes your life.
Oprah you’re my IDOL! You’re an example of an ultimate human kindness! I adore you so much that my dream is to meet you one day! May God always bless you with good health and always keep you safe!
you r really amazing women, i wish i could see u in person to say thank you for ur amazing words, it was not only for them, its actulay for every body. Thank u
She is enlightening. I did not have the same type of guidance as Oprah but everything is coming into everything. I am en route to being the next millionaire. Thanks for sharing your wisdom O....!
Oprah is a wonderful person who has done well in her life and is amazing at caring for others .Bravo ..Helping others do help ourselves ..Its great she does it from the heart
The best advice ever!! Love the advice about following our feelings, and "getting still" when in doubt. Also love her episode about getting fired from a job for being "too emotional," and yet becoming one of the most successful women ever.
omg i was there! my cousin was graduatng! it was such a cool time and i want to go to stanford university like her. she inspires me like oprah does to others. my cousin was on tv for being the only person from her school to go to Stanford. go hispanic pride!
You explained this really well! 😄 Thanks for the great points about how the simplest things is what impacts people the most! I'll remember this for next time!
Oprah, She So strong So power and So Beautiful mind for everybody...i like you so much. you make Commitment to success and happiness. Thank you... Oprah Winfrey
i am so glad she spoke to the school. i'm glad she admitted to crying. despite all of her name dropping and quoting, she is a real person. we all do that. we all learn. we are all fallible. even oprah.
I am a sixty year old U.S.C., U.C.L.A. graduate. I listen to this speech often and I learn something new from one of the most successful black women in history. I remember from my speech classes before many of you were born, the first part of a speech is to get peoples attention, usually with comedy. It is appropiate to focus on Kirby because she is a 2008 Standford graduate and Oprah godchild. I find what Oprah said relative funny. I mean "sort of." Who just "sort of" know Oprah
I personally don't care if she talked about Kirby that much because I don't live in a perfect world where celebrities don't get extra recognition. I am a huuuuge fan of Oprah because of her wonderful and generous spirit and would have been honored just to have her share her wisdom with me.
Big Fan of Oprah. I think its very cool someone finally wrote this book. "You Have A College Degree, Now What?" was released last month. Spotted it on Amazon.
I will keep this commencement address for good , I think it actually helped me a lot. Especially, I got stock with my MBA program. I thought I gonna finish this semester first and travel alone to meet different people. I thought live ar the present and find the joy of your life matters more than getting that dipoma on time.
BEcause she is successful and not average...Every person strives to be successful, thats part of living....She has accomplished her goals, and the low to middle class obviously havent...Shes teaching the students how to be successful, so dont criticize her just cause shes living her dreams....
q palabras tan emotivas e inspiradoras q ella dice, hace que tu reflexiones y pienses sobre errores q pueden ser facilmente solucionados, que chevere persona es ella, es una entre un millon
James you should be so lucky. Sir an education from this school is excellent! May I suggest Hal Urban. The author's book is truly inspirational. James once you read it. Surely you will understand that life has many lessons attached to it. I learned much from this book. As Oprah mentioned we live in the "me" generation. You can share your talents in so many ways with society. Truly if you can survive this school. Your skill sets and education can be of much value to all! Good luck.
If I remember correctly from forty years ago when I studied speech, the first part of a speech is to get peoples attention. Its appropriate to talk about Curby since she is a graduate of the class 2008. OPRAH business is talking, although how elegant. Have you notice that most commencement speakers are wealthy and heavy philantropists. Its expensive to attend Stanford, however , Oprah probably have made contributions to help maintain the status of that University.
14:14 When you are doing the work you meant to do: It feel right and every days feels like a bonus regardless of what you are being payed. Wissest words 👏👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌
Wow, How Powerful and Sweet message it is! i agree many parts. (charity mind often makes you feel HAPPY and STRONG. does*t it?) Thank you for sharing this to us!
The purpose of a commencemennt speech is to impart knowledge to graduates of one"s personal challenges of becoming sucessful in life. If you listen to Steve Job commencement speech , which I enjoyed, he talks about his life from birtth to present. If you are talking about your successful life, the only pronoun you can use is "I". Be Open To The Lessons
Wow, so many cynical replies to this speech I've read so far. It just appears to me that someone who can be cynical about such an inspiring, goodhearted and valuable speech is exactly the same person who should take notice from it's content most. Oprah Winfrey is so inspirational, god bless her :-)
love u oprah.........simply awesome...............hope i was there........i would have taken admission in stanfords had i known u will be the commencement speaker.......lolzzzzzz
Congrats to Stanford '08!! I was initially really disappointed when I heard that Oprah was speaking, because I am not at ALL a fan of hers. However, I must admit that she was *far* more interesting - and particularly more genuine and down-to-earth - than I had ever observed her to be. Best of all, she didn't tarnish the ceremony by pushing her political beliefs - woohoo! :) I still think that most male Stanford students would have preferred someone else, but Oprah was suprisingly decent.
@rokyourbody She mentions Kirby to show she has a personal connection with the graduates , to show this isn't just a throw away speech , that it means something to her , it was entirely relevant to open the speech that way.
@Vivamamaafrika This isn't a competition. I'm going to watch Jobs' one in a minute, but Oprah's really spoke to me. I found it very enlightening and wise. You can tell she's been there and seen it.
congratulations I listen to many of your speeches, discussions, debates, and talks, in which I found that most of the conclusions were unrelated to the clear, direct and simple observations that you used as verifications. Good day
Whenever you are unsure of yourself, connect to UA-cam and watch this video.
from me of the past to me of the future.
I have been watching this video over 50th times. At the first time when Im watching this one , I couldnt understand well. But now I can understand better than before. I still dont get some part, but I ll keep watching it. And the part I most like is when she said " The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody cant take that from away you"
I m struggling to study English everyday. I ll not give up when Im learning something, I ll make it mine.
Wow, she's so amazing and I like her speech very much.
Wish all the speakers are as natural as Oprah. Gosh she's so good to watch and listen at. Exceptional extemporaneous speech. She's a living legend. Thank you for the wisdom Oprah.
What an amazing human being! They don't get any better.
I just want to say that I really enjoyed Oprah's speech.
An awesome speech, indeed. Absolutely empowering.
she's my role model,she just knows what to say,she is not reading from the booknlike majority of popular people,she just speaks from d heart.you are the bomb!!oprah!!
“speech to the young… speech, to the progress toward…” praise god-kanye west-donda
I totally agree with you! I thought i was being overly sensitive when i cried listening to her speech but it's Oprah's inspirational and words of encouragement that made me teared. She IS such an amazing, AMAZING woman. I wish i could meet and sit down and talk to her. She is such a wise person...
She reminds me of my supervisor at BCDC. Incredibly insightful, brilliant and down to earth. It's rare to work with folks like that, but when you do it changes your life.
Oprah you’re my IDOL! You’re an example of an ultimate human kindness! I adore you so much that my dream is to meet you one day!
May God always bless you with good health and always keep you safe!
Yes indeed. She is my favorite. Great woman.
Oprah is saving Lives 2022
Gotta love her self-deprecating humor.
How are you?
A wonderful speech, for those who chose to live in the light...
14:00 When you work in the right job it just feels right. Feelings are our GPS.
congratulations Stanford class of 08. some of the brightest minds on the planet i'm sure.
That was an awesome speech. Thank you for your wisdom...
you r really amazing women, i wish i could see u in person to say thank you for ur amazing words, it was not only for them, its actulay for every body. Thank u
She is enlightening. I did not have the same type of guidance as Oprah but everything is coming into everything. I am en route to being the next millionaire. Thanks for sharing your wisdom O....!
Oprah is a wonderful person who has done well in her life and is amazing at caring for others .Bravo ..Helping others do help ourselves ..Its great she does it from the heart
The 200th comment!
Thank you so much Oprah , your speech was just the thing I wanted to hear
Fantastic commencement address! Well done Oprah!
The best advice ever!! Love the advice about following our feelings, and "getting still" when in doubt. Also love her episode about getting fired from a job for being "too emotional," and yet becoming one of the most successful women ever.
She's not arrogant, that's why she is well respected. There are lots of powerful people who don't get nearly as much respect.
omg i was there! my cousin was graduatng! it was such a cool time and i want to go to stanford university like her. she inspires me like oprah does to others. my cousin was on tv for being the only person from her school to go to Stanford. go hispanic pride!
Did you go to Stanford?
Define your definition of DEEP!!! Sometimes it's the simple things that impact people the most. To me it was the best speech I've ever heard.
You explained this really well! 😄
Thanks for the great points about how the simplest things is what impacts people the most!
I'll remember this for next time!
Oprah, She So strong So power and So Beautiful mind for everybody...i like you so much. you make Commitment to success and happiness. Thank you... Oprah Winfrey
An icon, my admiration for Oprah an inspiration to all.
i am so glad she spoke to the school. i'm glad she admitted to crying.
despite all of her name dropping and quoting, she is a real person. we all do that. we all learn.
we are all fallible. even oprah.
Oprah is so amazing. I love her way of life!
i had really learned from here.. she is the best..
Oprah Winfrey on the "GREATEST SPEECH OF ALL TIME."Thanks Oprah!
What an amazing video! I bet the graduating class of 08 was pleased to have Oprah speak for them. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Oprah~~
I am a sixty year old U.S.C., U.C.L.A. graduate. I listen to this speech often and I learn something new from one of the most successful black women in history.
I remember from my speech classes before many of you were born, the first part of a speech is to get peoples attention, usually with comedy. It is appropiate to focus on Kirby because she is a 2008 Standford graduate and Oprah godchild. I find what Oprah said relative funny. I mean "sort of."
Who just "sort of" know Oprah
Great speech!
Oprah moves people!
I personally don't care if she talked about Kirby that much because I don't live in a perfect world where celebrities don't get extra recognition. I am a huuuuge fan of Oprah because of her wonderful and generous spirit and would have been honored just to have her share her wisdom with me.
Inspiring. Love Oprah
love ya oprah..........great inspiration for everyone in this world......
Love your work!!
Big Fan of Oprah. I think its very cool someone finally wrote this book. "You Have A College Degree, Now What?" was released last month. Spotted it on Amazon.
I really love her
I will keep this commencement address for good , I think it actually helped me a lot.
Especially, I got stock with my MBA program. I thought I gonna finish this semester first and travel alone to meet different people. I thought live ar the present and find the joy of your life matters more than getting that dipoma on time.
Wickedly funny speeech, informative, hilarious with sarcasm and straight to the point!
BEcause she is successful and not average...Every person strives to be successful, thats part of living....She has accomplished her goals, and the low to middle class obviously havent...Shes teaching the students how to be successful, so dont criticize her just cause shes living her dreams....
wow. inspiring.
stanford 2012
It's 2020 and the views & likes are keep rolling
...because it's Oprah! 🤩
q palabras tan emotivas e inspiradoras q ella dice, hace que tu reflexiones y pienses sobre errores q pueden ser facilmente solucionados, que chevere persona es ella, es una entre un millon
she is beautiful inside and out. and that guy sitting behind her laughs at allher jokes. ADORBZ
James you should be so lucky. Sir an education from this school is excellent! May I suggest Hal Urban. The author's book is truly inspirational. James once you read it. Surely you will understand that life has many lessons attached to it. I learned much from this book. As Oprah mentioned we live in the "me" generation. You can share your talents in so many ways with society. Truly if you can survive this school. Your skill sets and education can be of much value to all! Good luck.
i love you oprah..i like your speech ...super nice
the greatest speaker is the greatest miserable person in his/her life ever. . . and the most influential ones.
- ginyl joy, philippines
If I remember correctly from forty years ago when I studied speech, the first part of a speech is to get peoples attention. Its appropriate to talk about Curby since she is a graduate of the class 2008.
OPRAH business is talking, although how elegant. Have you notice that most commencement speakers are wealthy and heavy philantropists. Its expensive to attend Stanford, however , Oprah probably have made contributions to help maintain the status of that University.
she is awesome!
What an amazing speech!
I remember when she spoke @ Connecticut
Inspirational
I am glad she quoted Dr. King.
14:14 When you are doing the work you meant to do: It feel right and every days feels like a bonus regardless of what you are being payed.
Wissest words 👏👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌
It was a very inspiring speech
awesome! thanks stanford!
Wow, How Powerful and Sweet message it is!
i agree many parts.
(charity mind often makes you feel HAPPY and STRONG. does*t it?)
Thank you for sharing this to us!
The purpose of a commencemennt speech is to impart knowledge to graduates of one"s personal challenges of becoming sucessful in life. If you listen to Steve Job commencement speech , which I enjoyed, he talks about his life from birtth to present. If you are talking about your successful life, the only pronoun you can use is "I". Be Open To The Lessons
6:16 7:37 8:13 8:24 9:32 10:20 11:18 13:32 13:44 14:04 14:15 14:27 15:12 16:43 16:50 17:07 17:36 21:39 22:17 22:29 22:48 23:10 23:24 24:16 24:54 26:31 27:27 27:37 28:07
c/o of 2008 Stanford is so lucky!
very inspirational
i've never been a fan of Oprah's, lets' just say im not her demo....but i found this to be very inspiring.
Wow, so many cynical replies to this speech I've read so far.
It just appears to me that someone who can be cynical about such an inspiring, goodhearted and valuable speech is exactly the same person who should take notice from it's content most.
Oprah Winfrey is so inspirational, god bless her :-)
She is. But she does give a lot.
All Hail Oprah!
very inspiring speech!!!!!
love u oprah.........simply awesome...............hope i was there........i would have taken admission in stanfords had i known u will be the commencement speaker.......lolzzzzzz
Congrats to Stanford '08!!
I was initially really disappointed when I heard that Oprah was speaking, because I am not at ALL a fan of hers. However, I must admit that she was *far* more interesting - and particularly more genuine and down-to-earth - than I had ever observed her to be. Best of all, she didn't tarnish the ceremony by pushing her political beliefs - woohoo! :)
I still think that most male Stanford students would have preferred someone else, but Oprah was suprisingly decent.
So much self-help. I wrote every advice she gave about life. All 150 of them.
@rokyourbody She mentions Kirby to show she has a personal connection with the graduates , to show this isn't just a throw away speech , that it means something to her , it was entirely relevant to open the speech that way.
@Vivamamaafrika This isn't a competition. I'm going to watch Jobs' one in a minute, but Oprah's really spoke to me. I found it very enlightening and wise. You can tell she's been there and seen it.
The secret of life is giving......
Profound
BRILLIANT!
Oprah is amazing, if she changed her name, it wouldn't be right.
My Graduation Speaker, Gail King's daughter Kirby was a friend of mine
wow amazing
✨💫✨Felt so good ✨💫✨😊
I would love a book as a present
SHe's so funny! an AMAZING speaker!!!
yea but think about it, popular in good way or bad way ...
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yeah she is
wao.........i feel as if i know her values..thanks for sharing
I love that girl texting 3:37.
wish i were there
good speech
I love u oprahhhh ♥
congratulations
I listen to many of your speeches, discussions, debates, and talks, in which I found that most of the conclusions were unrelated to the clear, direct and simple observations that you used as verifications.
Good day
Love the reaction of the girl at 17:24 :D
Thank yooou Oppi, Ilove you too, peace and love, Doug :).
Considering the 2009 graduation hasn't happened yet, that would've been extremely difficult....even for Oprah.
Why is it that we think so much alike....