All the commercials on TV today are for antidepressants, for Prozac or Paxil. And they get you right away. “Are you sad? Do you get stressed, do you have anxiety?” “Yes, I have all those things! I’m alive!”
ELLEN DEGENERESI 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.
More Ellen DeGeneres Quotes
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There would be nothing to get me to run for president. I don’t even understand how anyone would want that job at all. Although I would be able to play golf which I don’t seem to have time now.
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Quick decision makers are often stuck behind annoying people in line at Starbucks.
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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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Beauty is not between a size 0 and a size 8. It’s not a number at all.
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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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Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system.
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I don’t need a baby growing inside me for nine months. If I’m going to feel nauseous and achy when I wake up, I want to achieve that state the old-fashioned way: getting good and drunk the night before.
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I like sitting at outdoor restaurants; it would be nice to go someplace on the street and not worry about somebody taking my picture while I’m about to take a bite of something.
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People give me such a hard time because I don’t wear dresses. What’s that got to do with anything?
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When people show me clothing that seems very, very feminine, it’s hard for me to embrace that, because it just doesn’t feel like me.
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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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I enjoy growing older and wiser and learning from my mistakes every single day.
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Usually, I wear tennis shoes because my feet are flat, and it hurts to wear anything other than shoes that are cushiony.
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Beauty isn’t between a size zero and a size eight, it is not a number at all. It is not physical.
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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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