Quotes

“I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego. I believe we're all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose... When you connect with that love and that compassion, that's when everything unfolds.” 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

“I get those fleeting, beautiful moments of inner peace and stillness - and then the other 23 hours and 45 minutes of the day, I'm a human trying to make it through in this world.” Ellen DeGeneres

“Just go up to somebody on the street and say 'You're it!' and then run away.” Ellen DeGeneres

“I think they should have a Barbie with a buzz cut.” 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

“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

“I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that's ever happened to me has taught me compassion.” Ellen DeGeneres

“I was raised in an atmosphere of 'everything's fine.' But as I got older, I was like, 'Well no, everything's not fine. There is stuff that's sad.' I am a really sensitive person. I think I am too sensitive sometimes.” Ellen DeGeneres

“Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.” Ellen DeGeneres

“Nothing says holidays, like a cheese log.” 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

“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.” Ellen DeGeneres

“I don't pay attention to the number of birthdays. It's weird when I say I'm 53. It just is crazy that I'm 53. I think I'm very immature. I feel like a kid. That's why my back goes out all the time, because I completely forget I can't do certain things anymore - like doing the plank for 10 minutes.” Ellen DeGeneres

“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.” 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

“But seriously, I think overall in the scheme of things winning an Emmy is not important. Let's get our priorities straight. I think we all know what's really important in life - winning an Oscar.” Ellen DeGeneres

“Even before I knew I was gay, I knew I didn't want to have a child. I knew I didn't want to have one. I never want to have to release it from me. Listen, I love babies. I love children. And I melt when I'm around them. I also love my freedom and I love that I can sleep at night.” 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. And that's what I know for sure... I think.” Ellen DeGeneres

“I'm a lesbian, an Aquarian, and a vegetarian.” 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

“People love their animals so much so that they put little clothes on them and necklaces and booties and things like that. And if you love your animal, then you should feed them something that's not dangerous for them. There's a lot of poisonous stuff that they're putting in a lot of that food, those by-products.” Ellen DeGeneres

“I just like observing people - it's something I've done ever since I was a kid, and I got really good at it. That's a big part of why I became a comedian. My audience is filled with every kind of person you can imagine, and I love that.” Ellen DeGeneres

“I think anybody who wants to be president has to be a politician, but I would like to find somebody who's coming from a loving place instead of a political place.” Ellen DeGeneres

“I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key.” Ellen DeGeneres

“I became vegan because I saw footage of what really goes on in the slaughterhouses and on the dairy farms.” Ellen DeGeneres

“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 DeGeneres

“I used to beat myself up about weight and working out, and no matter what I did I never felt good about myself. I decided to accept myself and know that I am good.” Ellen DeGeneres

“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.” Ellen DeGeneres

“People love gossip. It's the biggest thing that keeps the entertainment industry going.” Ellen DeGeneres