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For Oprah, “challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new centre of gravity.” This “foundational” philosophy has guided her through the “aftermath” of every controversy, from the “9,000 penises” hoax of the early 2000s to the “financial tension” of launching OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network). She views her life as a “sequence” rather than a “redemption arc,” a “forensic” accumulation of experiences that have given her the “authority” she wields today.
