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.
ELLEN DEGENERESWe’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?
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I don’t consider myself an interviewer as much as an entertainer.
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Be kind to one another. Bye, bye.
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You’re never too old to play. You’re only too old for low-rise jeans.
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It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.
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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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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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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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I became vegan because I saw footage of what really goes on in the slaughterhouses and on the dairy farms.
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Above all, I strive to be the best I can – to be better than I was yesterday and better tomorrow.
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One rough patch is not the big picture.
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Dan: ‘Ah, well, I hope this didn’t have anything to do with me.’ Ellen: ‘No, not unless you played Cat Woman in Batman.
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I care passionately about equal rights [and] animal rights.
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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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I cannot imagine not going home to animals. They are the closest thing to God. They don’t harbour resentment.
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