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“There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.”
Source: Commencement address at Harvard University, 30 May 2013
Context Addressing Harvard graduates as she received an honorary degree, she recalled the harsh press coverage of her struggling OWN television network.
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