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This is my real secret to being a joyful person: I make my life easy. I spend more time being grateful for what I have instead of focusing on what isn’t working. I no longer believe that people have to do things my way and that I have to be perfect.

Ellen DeGeneres

My dog of 17 years just died. Oh you’re kidding?… Noooo… as funny as that is, I’m not
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Dog Funny Humor
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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Believe Honest People
Procrastinate now, don’t put it off.
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Funny Life Procrastination
The most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity and to not give in to peer pressure to try to be something that you’re not.
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Giving Graduation Integrity
I don’t think I remember my first memory.
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Firsts Memories Thinking
We can sit and worry about what’s going to happen to us two weeks from now. I’d rather focus on the amazing things happening right in front of us.
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Country Focus People Two Worry
What’s New Orleans without music? And what’s music without dancing?
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Dancing Music New Orleans Without
I’m glad I’m funny. I’m glad I make people happy, because that’s very important. But I’m proud to be known as a kind person.
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Compassion Kindness People
All the commercials on TV today are for antidepressants, for Prozac or Paxil. And they get you right away. “Are you sad? Do you get stressed, do you have anxiety?” “Yes, I have all those things! I’m alive!”
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Anxiety Funny Humor
Emote. It’s okay. It shows you are thinking and feeling.
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Feelings Okay Thinking
Have you seen the deer heads on the walls of bars, the ones wearing party hats, sunglasses and streamers? I feel sorry for them because obviously they were at a party having a good time.
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Party Sorry Wall
Why is it that when you wipe up dust its called dusting but when you wipe up a spill its not called spilling? Just something to think about.
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Called Dust Something Thinking Wipe
We’re told to go on living our lives as usual, because to do otherwise is to let the terrorists win, and really, what would upset the Taliban more than a gay woman wearing a suit in front of a room full of Jews?
ELLEN DEGENERES

Funny Gay Humor Otherwise Really
I get to do stand-up every single day. I love that live energy exchange between the audience and myself, and to get to say the things I want to say and comment on.
ELLEN DEGENERES

Comment Energy Want
There is something about TM. It is the only time I have that stillness… It gives me this peaceful feeling-I just love it so much.
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Feelings Giving Peaceful
Some of the most devastating things that happen to you will teach you the most
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Devasting Happens Most Teach

This is my real secret to being a joyful person: I make my life easy. I spend more time being grateful for what I have instead of focusing on what isn’t working. I no longer believe that people have to do things my way and that I have to be perfect.

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This is my real secret to being a joyful person: I make my life easy. I spend more time being grateful for what I have instead of focusing on what isn’t working. I no longer believe that people have to do things my way and that I have to be perfect.

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