I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that’s ever happened to me has taught me compassion.
ELLEN DEGENERESSometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.
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We put the wrong emphasis on what beauty is and what health is. Health is being vibrant and having energy and being happy.
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My dog of 17 years just died. Oh you’re kidding?… Noooo… as funny as that is, I’m not
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What goes up must come down, which is why I don’t wear tube tops.
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Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system.
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I hate having to do small talk. I’d rather talk about deep subjects. I’d rather talk about meditation, or the world, or the trees or animals, than small, inane, you know, banter.
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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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I would love for the world to be happier.
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You can always tell when the relationship is over. Little things start getting on your nerves, ‘Would you please stop that! That breathing in and out, it’s so repetitious.’
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I don’t pay attention to the number of birthdays. It’s weird when I say I’m 53. It just is crazy that I’m 53. I think I’m very immature. I feel like a kid. That’s why my back goes out all the time, because I completely forget I can’t do certain things anymore – like doing the plank for 10 minutes.
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When there’s time for whistling, there’s a lot of time on a show.
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Come on, if you don’t win tonight it doesn’t mean you’re not a good person, it just means you’re not a good actor.
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I have a great career, and I have wonderful fans who really are supportive and loyal – because I’m not hiding anything from them.
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There’s always time to do things that you’re passionate about. … If my name helps get something out there that I believe in then I am going to produce it. … Design is really my true love.
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Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.
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Beauty is not between a size 0 and a size 8. It’s not a number at all.
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