I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that’s ever happened to me has taught me compassion.
ELLEN DEGENERESI admire people who know they can’t sing. There are so many people out there who can’t sing, but they think they can, so they sing a lot.
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No one is perfect, except for Penélope Cruz.
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What goes up must come down, which is why I don’t wear tube tops.
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Please raise your children with love and non-judgement. Tell them everyone has the right to love who they want to love. It shouldn’t threaten you or who you are.
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I know that experts say you’re more likely to get hurt crossing the street than you are flying, but that doesn’t make me any less frightened of flying. If anything, it makes me more afraid of crossing the street.
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It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.
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One rough patch is not the big picture.
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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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Penguins mate for life. Which doesn’t really surprise me, because they all look exactly alike. It’s not like they’re gonna meet a better-looking penguin someday.
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Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.
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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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It was so important for me to lose everything, because I found out what the most important thing is, which is to be true to yourself.
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I admire people who know they can’t sing. There are so many people out there who can’t sing, but they think they can, so they sing a lot.
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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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I became vegan because I saw footage of what really goes on in the slaughterhouses and on the dairy farms.
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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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