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.
ELLEN DEGENERESPenguins 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.
More Ellen DeGeneres Quotes
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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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If someone ever says you’re weird, say thank you.
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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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Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.
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Being a teenager and figuring out who you are is hard enough without someone attacking you.
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I love furniture. And I thought, why are we not seeing who’s making the cool new coffee table and these new designs that come out?
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I just like observing people – it’s something I’ve done ever since I was a kid, and I got really good at it. That’s a big part of why I became a comedian. My audience is filled with every kind of person you can imagine, and I love that.
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Procrastinate now, don’t put it off.
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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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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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If we lose our phones, we lose our phone books. You don’t memorize numbers anymore.
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So be who you really are. Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself. Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer.
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I 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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I like to try new things because I get bored so easily.
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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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