What Oprah Winfrey has said about Impostor syndrome

1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 16, 2026

Oprah Winfrey, American broadcaster whom Nguyen said he met while traveling with his Zen teacher, has been quoted on Impostor syndrome once in 1 episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, most recently on September 16, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Winfrey said that her early experience of advocating for herself in kindergarten is why she has never felt impostor syndrome.
“It is why I have never, ever experienced a moment of imposter syndrome”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: OPRAH WINFREY: The Life Lessons That Changed Everything (Sep 16, 2026) · Listen from 8:54

Episodes

OPRAH WINFREY: The Life Lessons That Changed Everything
On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Sep 16, 2026 · 1 h 31 min
Oprah Winfrey tells Jay Shetty about her Mississippi childhood, surviving abuse, her rise in broadcasting, spiritual practice, legacy, and her upcoming Aha experience at the Sphere.

Others on Impostor syndrome

Adam Grant · 2 quotes
Michelle "Mace" Curran · 1 quote
Joe Rogan · 1 quote
Skylar Grey · 1 quote
Da'Vine Joy Randolph · 1 quote
Shadé Zahrai · 1 quote
Brené Brown · 1 quote

Oprah Winfrey on other topics

Aha (Sphere immersive experience) · 2 quotes
Child abuse · 2 quotes
Child grooming · 2 quotes
Forgiveness · 1 quote
Legacy · 1 quote
Oprah's Book Club · 1 quote
The Seat of the Soul · 1 quote
Intuition and inner knowing · 1 quote