The way I see it… If you need both of your hands for whatever it is you’re doing, then your brain should probably be in on it too.
ELLEN DEGENERESIf we lose our phones, we lose our phone books. You don’t memorize numbers anymore.
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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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You know, it’s hard work to write a book. I can’t tell you how many times I really get going on an idea, then my quill breaks. Or I spill ink all over my writing tunic.
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It would be horrible to live with someone who didn’t like the same things you like.
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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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No one is perfect, except for Penélope Cruz.
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I think I let go of the need for approval. It certainly feels good when you get it, but I used to be more desperate for it. Once I felt better inside about myself… I could do everything based on how I want to do things.
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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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Some of the most devastating things that happen to you will teach you the most
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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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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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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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My dream guests are really not so much celebrities. They’re people who are actually interesting and they’re doing something interesting with their lives or had an interesting experience in some way. I really enjoy talking to regular, everyday people.
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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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When people show me clothing that seems very, very feminine, it’s hard for me to embrace that, because it just doesn’t feel like me.
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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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