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I prefer to believe that people are good and honest and respect me enough to tell me the truth. It’s not easy to find those people all the time, but they’re out there.

Ellen DeGeneres

Penguins mate for life. Which doesn’t really surprise me, because they all look exactly alike. It’s not like they’re gonna meet a better-looking penguin someday.
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Looks Penguins Surprise
When I decided to have my character on the show come out, I knew I was going to have to come out, too. I never wanted to be the lesbian actress. I never wanted to be the spokesperson for the gay community. Ever. I did it for my own truth.
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Character Community Gay
Procrastination isn’t the problem. It’s the solution. It’s the universe’s way of saying stop, slow down, you move too fast.
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Moving Procrastination Way
One rough patch is not the big picture.
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Patch Picture Rough
When there’s time for whistling, there’s a lot of time on a show.
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Funny Humor Whistling
I don’t consider myself an interviewer as much as an entertainer.
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Consider Entertainers Interviewer Much
No one is perfect, except for Penélope Cruz.
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Cruz Pens Perfect
We all feel like idiots at one time or another. Even if we feel we’re cool 98 percent of the time, that 2-percent doofus is poised to take over our bodies without any warning.
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Ironic Mistake Warning
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.
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Atmosphere Person Sensitive Thinking
I was doing stand-up at a restaurant and there was a chalkboard on the street out front. It said, Soup of the Day: Cream of Asparagus. Ellen DeGeneres.
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Asparagus Funny Humor
Stuffed deer heads on walls are bad enough, but it’s worse when you see them wearing dark glasses, having streamers around their necks and a hat on their antlers. Because then you know they were enjoying themselves at a party when they were shot.
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Funny Party Streamers Wall
In the 80’s we had high, high, waisted pants, that if they came up any higher they’d have to go up another size, if you know what I mean.
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Know Mean Pants Size
I get my dance moves from just moving around and listening to music and not really worrying about if it’s perfect or not.
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Moving Perfect Worry
Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.
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Inspirational Lessons Yesterday
Above all, I strive to be the best I can – to be better than I was yesterday and better tomorrow.
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Being Best Tomorrow Yesterday
I had everything I’d hoped for, but I wasn’t being myself. So I decided to be honest about who I was. It was strange: The people who loved me for being funny suddenly didn’t like me for being… me.
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Everything Funny People Strange

I prefer to believe that people are good and honest and respect me enough to tell me the truth. It’s not easy to find those people all the time, but they’re out there.

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I prefer to believe that people are good and honest and respect me enough to tell me the truth. It’s not easy to find those people all the time, but they’re out there.

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