Being a teenager and figuring out who you are is hard enough without someone attacking you.
ELLEN DEGENERESI 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.
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The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy for yourself and yourself.
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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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It’s funny how cucumber water can taste so much better than pickle juice, even though they come from the same source.
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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.
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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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I cannot imagine not going home to animals. They are the closest thing to God. They don’t harbour resentment.
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It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.
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Emote. It’s okay. It shows you are thinking and feeling.
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Above all things physical, it is more important to be beautiful on the inside – to have a big hear and an open mind and a spectacular spleen.
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You know me. Any excuse to put on a dress.
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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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So many people prefer to live in drama because it’s comfortable. It’s like someone staying in a bad marriage or relationship – it’s actually easier to stay because they know what to expect every day, versus leaving and not knowing what to expect.
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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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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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I’m a godmother, that’s a great thing to be, a godmother. She calls me god for short, that’s cute, I taught her that.
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