Oprah Gives Harvard Commencement Speech

Oprah Winfrey gave an inspiring commencement at Harvard University on Friday. 

"Oh my goodness. I'm at HAAAVARD," she said. "Not too many girls from Rural Mississippi have made it all the way here to Cambridge... I consider today to be a defining milestone..."

The legendary talk show host, who received an honorary degree from the prestigious university, spoke about her first year at OWN and encouraged graduates to keep going. 

"It doesn't matter how far you might rise because at some point you might stumble... And when you (fall), there is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction. When you're down in the hole, it might look like failure...Give yourself time to mourn what you think you might have lost. Then, here's the key: Learn from every mistake. Each mistake will force you to learn who you really are... And then figure out you're next move. "

Watch the commencement speech (below):