I was raised in an atmosphere of ‘everything’s fine.’ But as I got older, I was like, ‘Well no, everything’s not fine. There is stuff that’s sad.’ I am a really sensitive person. I think I am too sensitive sometimes.
ELLEN DEGENERESDo things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system.
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Quick decision makers are often stuck behind annoying people in line at Starbucks.
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So many people prefer to live in drama because it’s comfortable. It’s like someone staying in a bad marriage or relationship – it’s actually easier to stay because they know what to expect every day, versus leaving and not knowing what to expect.
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I don’t want to get the same looks I give people when they get on a plane holding a baby: “That’s a cute baby, just keep walking, keep walking, keep going, keep going.
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I had a really tough time for a few years. My show was gone. My phone wasn’t ringing. There wasn’t one job offer. And at that point, I thought I knew for sure that I wouldn’t work in Hollywood again.
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I hope I make people feel better. I hope I take people out of their situations a little bit and make them happier. That’s really why I do what I do.
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We’re just trying to find happiness in the bodies and minds we were given, like everyone else.
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I never see the glass half empty because I drink out the bottle
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…we should be grateful for them because without our family-the ancestors we descend from, the cousins we see once a year, the loves our lives we see every day-life is pretty boring.
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What’s New Orleans without music? And what’s music without dancing?
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Procrastinate now, don’t put it off.
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Emote. It’s okay. It shows you are thinking and feeling.
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You just have to keep driving down the road. It’s going to bend and curve and you’ll speed up and slow down, but the road keeps going.
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Some of the most devastating things that happen to you will teach you the most
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You’re never too old to play. You’re only too old for low-rise jeans.
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Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.
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