I had gone through a tough time. I lost my career for a little while. This show was my second chance, and it turns out, it also helped other people. Ellen DeGeneres More Quotes by Ellen DeGeneres More Quotes From Ellen DeGeneres It's failure that gives you the proper perspective on success. Ellen DeGeneres failuresuccessinspiring Being a teenager and figuring out who you are is hard enough without someone attacking you. Ellen DeGeneres being-yourselfcomedianteenage Honestly, we'd probably be great parents. But it's a human being, and unless you think you have excellent skills and have a drive or yearning in you to do that, the amount of work that that is and responsibility - I wouldn't want to screw them up! We love our animals. Ellen DeGeneres responsibilityanimalthinking Now,I'm no scientist,but I know what endorphins are. They're tiny little magical elves that swim through your blood stream and tell funny jokes to each other. When they reach your brain,you hear what they're saying and that boosts your health and happiness. "Knock Knock... Who's There?.. Little endorphin... Little endorphin who?... Little Endorphin Annie." And then the endorphins laugh and then you laugh. See? Its Science. Ellen DeGeneres swimlaughingblood The most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity and to not give in to peer pressure to try to be something that you're not. Ellen DeGeneres graduationintegritygiving 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 wantspringmoving We all feel like idiots at one time or another. Even if we feel we're cool 98 percent of the time, that 2-percent doofus is poised to take over our bodies without any warning. Ellen DeGeneres ironicwarningmistake What's New Orleans without music? And what's music without dancing? Ellen DeGeneres without-musicnew-orleansdancing The world is filled with negativity. I want people to watch me and think, “I feel good, and I’m going to make somebody else feel good today. Ellen DeGeneres feel-goodpeoplethinking Normally, I try not to pay attention to my haters, but this time I'd like to talk about it, because my haters are my motivators. Ellen DeGeneres hatertryingfunny Human beings only use ten percent of their brains. Ten percent! Can you imagine how much we could accomplish if we used the other sixty percent? Ellen DeGeneres imagineusebrain Do we have to know who's gay and who's straight? Can't we just love everybody and judge them by the car they drive? Ellen DeGeneres hilariousgayjudging Please raise your children with love and non-judgement. Tell them everyone has the right to love who they want to love. It shouldn’t threaten you or who you are. Ellen DeGeneres judgementwantchildren Find out who you are and figure out what you believe in. Even if it's different from what your neighbors believe in and different from what your parents believe in. Stay true to yourself. Have your own opinion. Don't worry about what people say about you or think about you. Let the naysayers nay. They will eventually grow tired of naying. Ellen DeGeneres tiredfunbelieve I was raised around heterosexuals, as all heterosexuals are. That's where us gay people come from - you heterosexuals. Ellen DeGeneres hilariousinspirationalfunny 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 womeneyeinspiring It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive. Ellen DeGeneres stay-positivedifferencesbigs I don't know what people are scared of...maybe they think their children will be influenced by gay marriage, but I've got to tell you, I was raised by two heterosexuals. Everywhere I looked - heterosexuals. And they did not influence me. It's time we love people for who they are and let them love who they want. Ellen DeGeneres gaychildrenthinking Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody else's expense. And I find that that's just a form of bullying in a major way. So I want to be an example that you can be funny and be kind, and make people laugh without hurting somebody else's feelings. Ellen DeGeneres bullyinghurtfunny 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 keysmeditationpatience
