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.
ELLEN DEGENERESThe world is full of a lot of fear and a lot of negativity, and a lot of judgment. I just think people need to start shifting into joy and happiness. As corny as it sounds, we need to make a shift.
More Ellen DeGeneres Quotes
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Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system.
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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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I cannot imagine not going home to animals. They are the closest thing to God. They don’t harbour resentment.
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For some reason, we can’t just enjoy somebody else’s success. Somehow, that’s going to affect us. If they have more, then I have less – and I don’t know why.
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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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I never see the glass half empty because I drink out the bottle
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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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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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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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One rough patch is not the big picture.
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When there’s time for whistling, there’s a lot of time on a show.
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I had a really tough time for a few years. My show was gone. My phone wasn’t ringing. There wasn’t one job offer. And at that point, I thought I knew for sure that I wouldn’t work in Hollywood again.
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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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We’re just trying to find happiness in the bodies and minds we were given, like everyone else.
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I don’t consider myself an interviewer as much as an entertainer.
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I like to try new things because I get bored so easily.
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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’re never too old to play. You’re only too old for low-rise jeans.
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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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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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Procrastinate now, don’t put it off.
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A circus! 100 clowns of injustice have climbed out of the tiny clown car of this court room.
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It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.
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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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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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