Ellen DeGeneres Quotes

A collection of quotes by Ellen DeGeneres.

Ellen DeGeneres is an American comedian, talk show host, actress, and philanthropist. She was born on January 26, 1958, in Metairie, Louisiana. DeGeneres began her career performing stand-up comedy in the early 1980s. Her natural wit and charm quickly gained her popularity, leading to appearances on various television shows, including "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."

In 1994, DeGeneres starred in her own sitcom, "Ellen," which made history when her character came out as gay, marking the first time a lead character on television had done so. This event mirrored DeGeneres' real-life coming out, making her an influential advocate for LGBTQ+ rights.

DeGeneres found immense success as a daytime talk show host with "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," which debuted in 2003. Known for its positive, uplifting content, the show has won numerous awards and consistently ranks as one of the most popular talk shows on television.

Throughout her career, DeGeneres has also appeared in various films and served as a judge on reality TV shows such as "American Idol" and "The Masked Singer." Additionally, she has dedicated herself to philanthropy, supporting causes like animal rights, education, and humanitarian efforts.

Ellen DeGeneres is celebrated not only for her comedic talent but also for her advocacy and philanthropy, making her one of the most influential figures in the entertainment industry.

We focus so much on our differences, and that is creating, I

We focus so much on our differences, and that is creating, I think, a lot of chaos and negativity and bullying in the world. And I think if everybody focused on what we all have in common - which is - we all want to be happy.

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I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They a

I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her.

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Designing is my hobby. If I didn't do what I do for a living

Designing is my hobby. If I didn't do what I do for a living - at some point when I don't do this for a living - I'll probably just do design work. I love finding really special pieces of furniture.

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Nothing says holidays, like a cheese log.

Nothing says holidays, like a cheese log.

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Leaning forward in your chair when someone is trying to sque

Leaning forward in your chair when someone is trying to squeeze behind you isn't enough. You also have to move the chair.

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Truth Funny Chairs

You should never assume. You know what happens when you assu

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.

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Humor Funny Inspirational

When you take risks you learn that there will be times when

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.

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Success Failure Inspirational Risks Taking Risks

My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. Th

My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada.

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Life Humor Funny Balance

Things will get easier, people's minds will change, and you

Things will get easier, people's minds will change, and you should be alive to see it.

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Life Hope Inspirational Bullying Ellen Degeneres

Some people believe that to find happiness, you should live

Some people believe that to find happiness, you should live each day of your life as if it's your last because that way you will appreciate every single moment you have. Other people believe that you should live each day as if it's your first because then every day can be the beginning of a new journey.

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Inspirational Life Lessons Life And Living

My dad is still Christian Scientist. My mom's not, and I'm n

My dad is still Christian Scientist. My mom's not, and I'm not. But I believe in God, and that there's a higher power and an intelligence that's bigger than us and that we can rely on. It's not just us, thinking we are the ones in control of everything. That idea gives me support.

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Dad

Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's abo

Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.

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Beauty Inspirational Acceptance True Beauty

Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kin

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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Equality

If we're destroying our trees and destroying our environment

If we're destroying our trees and destroying our environment and hurting animals and hurting one another and all that stuff, there's got to be a very powerful energy to fight that. I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.

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Love

In the beginning there was nothing. God said, 'Let there be

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.

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God

I would love to have the same rights as everybody else. I wo

I would love to have the same rights as everybody else. I would love, I don't care if it's called marriage. I don't care if it's called, you know, domestic partnership. I don't care what it's called.

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Marriage

While I was doing stand-up, I thought I knew for sure that s

While I was doing stand-up, I thought I knew for sure that success meant getting everyone to like me. So I became whoever I thought people wanted me to be. I'd say yes when I wanted to say no, and I even wore a few dresses.

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Success

The first time probably people really were aware of me, I un

The first time probably people really were aware of me, I unfortunately had the title of Showtime's Funniest Person in America. And that's a really tough title to travel around with when you're not even known.

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Travel

We have two dogs, Mabel and Wolf, and three cats at home, Ch

We have two dogs, Mabel and Wolf, and three cats at home, Charlie, George and Chairman. We have two cats on our farm, Tom and Little Sister, two horses, and two mini horses, Hannah and Tricky. We also have two cows, Holy and Madonna. And those are only the animals we let sleep in our bed.

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Home

No matter how popular you are as a stand-up - you can go out

No matter how popular you are as a stand-up - you can go out and fill a 10,000-seat arena and be smart and funny - it's delicate to host an awards show and know where your place is and know that it's not about you, that it's about the people who are nominated, and respect that, but at the same time have your moment to show them who you are.

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Funny