Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.
ELLEN DEGENERESYou 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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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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I never see the glass half empty because I drink out the bottle
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My hair is always at its best in New York. I don’t know what’s in the water. It could be mousse.
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…we should be grateful for them because without our family-the ancestors we descend from, the cousins we see once a year, the loves our lives we see every day-life is pretty boring.
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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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What’s New Orleans without music? And what’s music without dancing?
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One rough patch is not the big picture.
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The only thing that scares me more than space aliens is the idea that there aren’t any space aliens. We can’t be the best that creation has to offer. I pray we’re not all there is. If so, we’re in big trouble.
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The world is filled with negativity. I want people to watch me and think, “I feel good, and I’m going to make somebody else feel good today.
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If someone ever says you’re weird, say thank you.
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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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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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Some of the most devastating things that happen to you will teach you the most
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I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that’s ever happened to me has taught me compassion.
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True beauty is not related to what color your hair is or what color your eyes are. True beauty is about who you are as a human being, your principles, your moral compass.
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