A comedian, who has faced every harsh tragedy in her life, yet always smiles. Ellen rose to the highest point in her life after hitting the rock bottom. She lived in a house with no essential supplies like heat, electricity, or even sufficient water supply. Ellen is also known for her courageous stance to openly confront her sexual orientation as a lesbian. She also played the role of a homosexual woman in the TV show “ELLEN”.
This is always a great opportunity to learn from such a woman who has faced so many obstacles in her way to success. In respect to Ellen DeGeneres, we present the most popular quotes by her.
“I really don’t think I need buns of steel. I’d be happy with buns of cinnamon.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“Stuffed deer heads on walls are bad enough, but it’s worse when you see them wearing dark glasses, having streamers around their necks and a hat on their antlers. Because then you know they were enjoying themselves at a party when they were shot.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“You should never assume. You know what happens when you assume. You make an ass out of you and me because that’s how it’s spelled.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“In the beginning there was nothing. God said, ‘Let there be light!’ And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better. ” – Ellen DeGeneres
“My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She’s ninety-seven now, and we don’t know where the heck she is.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“You 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.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“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.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“Well you scared me half to death. You can’t just pick up the phone and try to talk to me like that. Don’t the tips of your fingers work?” – Ellen DeGeneres
“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.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“People always ask me, ‘Were you funny as a child?’ Well, no, I was an accountant. ” – Ellen DeGeneres
“Procrastinate now, don’t put it off.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“I think beauty comes from actually knowing who you are. That’s real beauty to me.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself. Accept who you are.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“It’s our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting. Are they fun when they happen? No. But they are what make us unique.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“I am saddened by how people treat one another and how we are so shut off from one another and how we judge one another, when the truth is, we are all one connected thing. We are all from the same exact molecules.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody else’s expense. And I find that that’s just a form of bullying in a major way. So I want to be an example that you can be funny and be kind, and make people laugh without hurting somebody else’s feelings.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“Though you feel like your not where you’re suppose to be, you shouldn’t worry because the next turn you take, it will lead you to where you wanna go.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“Don’t worry about what people say about you. Let the naysayers nay. They will eventually grow tired of naying.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“It is failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She’s 97 today and we don’t know where the hell she is.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“I’m on the patch right now. Where it releases small dosages of approval until I no longer crave it, and then I’m gonna rip it off.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“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.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“Faith is part of who I am, yes. I was raised Christian Scientist. The most important thing I saw every single week on the wall at Sunday school was the Golden Rule.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“If you want to get rid of stuff, you can always do a good spring-cleaning. Or you can do what I do. Move.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“Trying to get the talk show, looking back on it, we had to beg a lot of station managers to pick up the show because people thought no one would watch it because I’m openly gay.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“I never buy a house thinking that I’m going to sell it.” – Ellen DeGeneres
