I won't have a hard time being brutally honest. But I won't be mean. You don't have to be mean to be honest. Ellen DeGeneres More Quotes by Ellen DeGeneres More Quotes From Ellen DeGeneres I would rather be the good aunt who never says anything bad and lets the parents discipline the child. Ellen DeGeneres aunt discipline children It would be horrible to live with someone who didn't like the same things you like. Ellen DeGeneres things-you-like horrible would-be I think gender plays a part in most things, but I don't know how it would be different because I've never been a man. And my fame is different from Nicole Kidman's or Sharon Stone's. I think everybody's fame is different. Ellen DeGeneres play men thinking I think there's a whole bunch of things that go along with being a girl. You're not supposed to have opinions or be tough or strong. You're supposed to be soft and vulnerable, and I find those qualities important in both men and women. Ellen DeGeneres girl strong men It`s hard when paparazzi are photographing every single thing you do. I'm sure a lot of people made mistakes - they just were not documented the way they are now. Ellen DeGeneres mistake people way I don't really ever live my life in fear. I really live my life in gratitude and feeling positive for the most part. Ellen DeGeneres gratitude living-my-life feelings I think people need to laugh everyday. Whether the economy is good or bad, I think the most important thing is to laugh and to feel positive, if you are laughing at something positive. But if you are laughing at mean jokes then it's a wash. Ellen DeGeneres mean people thinking I get my dance moves from just moving around and listening to music and not really worrying about if it's perfect or not. Ellen DeGeneres perfect worry moving I don't consider myself an interviewer as much as an entertainer. Ellen DeGeneres interviewers entertainers We put the wrong emphasis on what beauty is and what health is. Health is being vibrant and having energy and being happy. Ellen DeGeneres emphasis energy Sometimes something being taken away from you is exactly what you need to take a look at yourself. Ellen DeGeneres taken looks needs One rough patch is not the big picture. Ellen DeGeneres big-picture rough-patches bigs I watch people's behavior and notice things. I think that's why I became a comedian. I notice how stupid the things we do are. Ellen DeGeneres stupid people thinking If success is really dependent on someone liking you or not liking you, and you have to teeter on that kind of tightrope of how you're supposed to act and how you're supposed to look and who you are, it's just not a healthy way to live. Ellen DeGeneres way-to-live healthy looks Above all, I strive to be the best I can - to be better than I was yesterday and better tomorrow. Ellen DeGeneres being-the-best tomorrow yesterday Meditation is helping me learn to sit still. Twenty minutes of meditation in the morning is a nice way to start my day. If you can actually sit still and really get to that place of silence, you realize what's important and what's not important. Little things don't usually get to me anymore. Ellen DeGeneres nice silence morning I like sitting at outdoor restaurants; it would be nice to go someplace on the street and not worry about somebody taking my picture while I'm about to take a bite of something. Ellen DeGeneres nice would-be worry I have the picture of Barack [Obama] and me dancing right outside of my dressing room door, I see it every single day, and it makes me very happy. Ellen DeGeneres dancing doors rooms I talked to Beyonce and she wants to learn how to speak Arabic and she wants to jump out of an airplane. I don't want to do that. I just don't want to wash my hair every day. Ellen DeGeneres airplane want hair I always worry when someone's a good golfer. It's like you shouldn't have time to be good at anything. You should just be a politician and you shouldn't have time to practice golf. Ellen DeGeneres practice worry golf
