Haters are my motivators Ellen DeGeneres More Quotes by Ellen DeGeneres More Quotes From Ellen DeGeneres I've always said, I like my coffee like I like my men... I don't drink coffee. Ellen DeGeneres drink coffee men I don't think I remember my first memory. Ellen DeGeneres memories firsts thinking I didn't go to college at all, any college, and I'm not saying you wasted your time or money, but look at me, I'm a huge celebrity. Ellen DeGeneres humor college funny I never see the glass half empty because I drink out the bottle Ellen DeGeneres glasses bottles half ...To be honest, I'd be the last person who should be doling out gardeinng advice. I don't have the patience for growing things. Yes, I realize there's nothing quite as satisfying as eating food that you've pulled up from the ground and that's why, at the height of the planting season, I bury cans of tomato soup in my backyard and dig them up in late spring. Ellen DeGeneres backyards spring advice 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. Ellen DeGeneres journey believe people 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. You're supposed to laugh, you're supposed to cry, you're not supposed to shove your feelings under the rug. Ellen DeGeneres feelings laughing thinking My hair is always at its best in New York. I don't know what's in the water. It could be mousse. Ellen DeGeneres new-york hair water Never follow anyone else’s path, unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path and by all means you should follow that. Don’t give advice, it will come back and bite you in the ass. Don’t take anyone’s advice. So my advice to you is to be true to yourself and everything will be fine. Ellen DeGeneres fine true-to-yourself be-true-to-yourself I like being busy and juggling a lot of things at the same time. I get bored easily, so I need to do a lot. Ellen DeGeneres bored busy needs I had no intention of becoming a comedian. I just wanted to make people happy. I tried everything-I shucked oysters, I painted houses, I sold vacuum cleaners. But there was always a voice saying, You should be doing something different. And it was usually my boss and I was being fired. Ellen DeGeneres oysters voice inspirational I appreciate your giving my book -- and in no small way, me -- a chance. To thank you, I really wanted to acknowledge all of you in the book. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough room for each name. So I've put in a code name that stands for all of you reading this book. The name is 'Mom.' It will be our little secret. So when you see 'Mom' in the acknowledgments, you'll know I'm really talking about you. And don't let my mother try to tell you otherwise. Ellen DeGeneres mom reading mother I enjoy growing older and wiser and learning from my mistakes every single day. Ellen DeGeneres growing enjoy mistake I'm sure men have their own ways of trying to demean one another, but women can be very gossipy and judgmental, and that doesn't help. Ellen DeGeneres trying men way I know that experts say you're more likely to get hurt crossing the street than you are flying, but that doesn't make me any less frightened of flying. If anything, it makes me more afraid of crossing the street. Ellen DeGeneres flying hurt experts Who needs sleep? I laugh in the face of sleep! Ellen DeGeneres sleep laughing needs Most people don't get to laugh, be free, dance, be surrounded by this energy. It's important to remind people to take that home. I want the world to start shifting [to] a more positive energy. Ellen DeGeneres home laughing people I do it because I love animals and I saw the reality. And I just couldn't ignore it anymore. I'm healthier for it, I'm happier for it. I can't imagine that if you're putting something in your body that is filled with fear or anxiety or pain, that that isn't somehow going to be inside of you. Ellen DeGeneres pain animal reality For a long time I thought I knew for sure who I was. I grew up in New Orleans and became a comedian. And there was everything that came along with that. The nightclubs. The smoking. The drinking. Then I turned 13. Ellen DeGeneres new-orleans drinking long No one is perfect, except for Penélope Cruz. Ellen DeGeneres cruz pens perfect
