Haters are my motivators Ellen DeGeneres More Quotes by Ellen DeGeneres More Quotes From Ellen DeGeneres I'm a comedian, and I definitely see the humor in a lot of things. I am also sad a lot. I cry often and easily. I think you're supposed to feel all kinds of things. Ellen DeGeneres comedian kind thinking I'm sure there's somebody out there who doesn't like Betty White because she's short and has white hair. Ellen DeGeneres white-hair white hair I have a great career, and I have wonderful fans who really are supportive and loyal - because I'm not hiding anything from them. Ellen DeGeneres supportive fans careers I admire people who know they can't sing. There are so many people out there who can't sing, but they think they can, so they sing a lot. Ellen DeGeneres admire people thinking What would bug the Taliban more than seeing a gay woman in a suit surrounded by Jews? Ellen DeGeneres bugs suits gay I think people talk too much anyway. Sometimes people are talking to me and in my mind I'm just like “shut up, shut up, shut upblah blah blah blah blaaaaah. Ellen DeGeneres humor funny thinking When I was younger I thought success was something different. I thought, " When I grow up, I want to be famous. I want to be a star. I want to be in movies. When I grow up I want to see the world, drive nice cars. I want to have groupies." But my idea of success is different today. For me, the most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity and not to give into peer pressure, to try to be something that you're not. To live your life as an honest and compassionate person. To contribute in some way. Ellen DeGeneres stars success motivational What you look like on the outside is not what makes you cool at all. I mean, I had a mullet and wore parachute pants for a long, long time, and I'm doin' okay. Ellen DeGeneres beauty long mean When I decided to have my character on the show come out, I knew I was going to have to come out, too. I never wanted to be the lesbian actress. I never wanted to be the spokesperson for the gay community. Ever. I did it for my own truth. Ellen DeGeneres gay community character You know how you always expect someone to think the same as you and then your like, really shocked when they don't? Like when it's a cold day and you turn to the person next to you and say, 'Its so cold, aren't you cold?' and then they say 'no.' It's kinda like, 'what, are you a communist?' Ellen DeGeneres cold next thinking If we lose our phones, we lose our phone books. You don't memorize numbers anymore. Ellen DeGeneres phones numbers book I don't know who had the bright idea of teaching pneumonia how to walk, but I'd like to find that dunderhead before he decides he wants to teach it how to drive. Ellen DeGeneres pneumonia teaching ideas I had a really tough time for a few years. My show was gone. My phone wasn't ringing. There wasn't one job offer. And at that point, I thought I knew for sure that I wouldn't work in Hollywood again. Ellen DeGeneres phones jobs years So, I bought a new CD and I was trying to get it open but couldn't with all the layers... I mean plastic and then tape, and the tape is like government tape. It says 'open here.' Is that sarcasm? Ellen DeGeneres sarcasm government mean People give me such a hard time because I don't wear dresses. What's that got to do with anything? Ellen DeGeneres hard-times giving people I'm probably the most honest person you'll ever meet - to a fault, like, I-will-hurt-your-feelings honest. I'm sure if I lied about anything, it would have been silly, but I haven't retained that information. Ellen DeGeneres hurt feelings silly I like to try new things because I get bored so easily. Ellen DeGeneres new-things bored trying I care passionately about equal rights [and] animal rights. Ellen DeGeneres care rights animal I just want to find somebody special, somebody that I click with. Ellen DeGeneres clicks special want 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. Ellen DeGeneres feminine embrace people
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