I was coming home from kindergarten – well they told me it was kindergarten. I found out later I had been working in a factory for ten years. It’s good for a kid to know how to make gloves.
ELLEN DEGENERESThis is my real secret to being a joyful person: I make my life easy. I spend more time being grateful for what I have instead of focusing on what isn’t working. I no longer believe that people have to do things my way and that I have to be perfect.
More Ellen DeGeneres Quotes
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In the 80’s we had high, high, waisted pants, that if they came up any higher they’d have to go up another size, if you know what I mean.
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Being a teenager and figuring out who you are is hard enough without someone attacking you.
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Why is it that when you wipe up dust its called dusting but when you wipe up a spill its not called spilling? Just something to think about.
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You know me. Any excuse to put on a dress.
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If someone ever says you’re weird, say thank you.
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I don’t consider myself an interviewer as much as an entertainer.
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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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Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.
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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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No one is perfect, except for Penélope Cruz.
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I like being busy and juggling a lot of things at the same time. I get bored easily, so I need to do a lot.
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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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Emote. It’s okay. It shows you are thinking and feeling.
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I hope I make people feel better. I hope I take people out of their situations a little bit and make them happier. That’s really why I do what I do.
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When there’s time for whistling, there’s a lot of time on a show.
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