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31 Ellen DeGeneres Quotes About Life
Ellen DeGeneres is one of the most recognized talk show hosts in history and one of the most powerful women in Hollywood. In her lifetime, she has become a stand-up comic, author, actor, talk show host, and entrepreneur. Ellen has won multiple Emmy’s for her talk show, and has been named Humanitarian of the Year. Despite all her success, Ellen has had to overcome the discrimination she faced as a member of the LGBTQ community. Now an active voice for the group, Ellen continues to inspire & make people laugh all over the world.
Here are some of Ellen DeGeneres’ Best Quotes:
1. “Follow your passion. Stay true to yourself. Never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path. By all means, you should follow that.” – Ellen DeGeneres
2. “Here are the values I stand for: I stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you’d want to be treated, and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values. That’s what I stand for.” – Ellen DeGeneres
3. “The truth is, we are all one connected thing. We are all from the exact same molecules.” – Ellen DeGeneres
4. “When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail and both are equally important.” – Ellen DeGeneres
5. “You just have to keep driving down the road. It’s going to bend and curve and you’ll speed up and slow down, but the road keeps going.” – Ellen DeGeneres
6. “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
7. “Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.” – Ellen DeGeneres
8. “Don’t hold onto things, it will only bring you pain.” – Ellen DeGeneres
9. “My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada.” – Ellen DeGeneres
10. “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
11. “We’re all supposed to be different. I want so badly to encourage everyone to say, ‘who am I and how do I want to live my life?’” – Ellen DeGeneres
12. “Though you feel like you’re not where you’re supposed to be, you shouldn’t worry because the next turn you take, it will lead you to where you wanna go.” – Ellen DeGeneres
13. “I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego.” – Ellen DeGeneres
14. “It’s hard to understand failure when you’re going through it, but in the grand scheme of things, it’s good to fall down – not because you’re drunk and not near stairs.” – Ellen DeGeneres
15. “I’m glad I’m funny. I’m glad I make people happy because that’s very important. But I’m most proud to be known as a kind person…Because kindness spreads, and the world is a little nicer out there.” – Ellen DeGeneres
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16. “I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that’s ever happened to me has taught me compassion.” – Ellen DeGeneres
17. “Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.” – Ellen DeGeneres
18. “If someone ever says you’re weird say thank you.” – Ellen DeGeneres
19. “Just keep swimming.” – Ellen DeGeneres
20. “When you connect with that love and that compassion, that’s when everything unfolds.” – Ellen DeGeneres
21. “Gratitude is looking on the brighter side of life, even if it means hurting your eyes. Anger and aggression weaken you because they take so much energy to hold in place, but kindness is a strength that makes you more serene.” – Ellen DeGeneres
22. “Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system.” – Ellen DeGeneres
23. “Procrastinate now, don’t put it off.” – Ellen DeGeneres
24. “Be kind to one another.” – Ellen DeGeneres
25. “Do you feel insecure because you keep getting the nagging feeling that you’re not that smart? Well, I’ve got good news for you, my friend. You have no need to be insecure. That nagging feeling is absolutely right on target. You are not that smart. But I have more good news for you. You are also not alone.” – Ellen DeGeneres
26. “Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.” – Ellen DeGeneres
27. “I always say follow your passion, no matter what, because even if it’s not the same financial success, it’ll lead you to the money that’ll make you the happiest.” – Ellen DeGeneres
28. “It’s failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.” – Ellen DeGeneres
29. “Life is short. If you doubt me, ask a butterfly. Their average life span is a mere five to fourteen days.” – Ellen DeGeneres
30. “The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy by yourself and for yourself.” – Ellen DeGeneres
31. “I think beauty comes from actually knowing who you are. That’s real beauty to me.” – Ellen DeGeneres