My father was a first reader in the Christian Science Church, which is similar to being a preacher. There was no drinking, smoking or cursing. Ellen DeGeneres More Quotes by Ellen DeGeneres More Quotes From 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 being-yourself success inspirational Never follow anyone else's path, unless you're in the woods and you're lost. Ellen DeGeneres funny-motivational funny-inspirational graduation If someone ever says you’re weird, say thank you. Ellen DeGeneres saying-thank-you ifs Asking who's the 'man' and who's the 'woman' in a same-sex relationship is like asking which chopstick is the fork. Ellen DeGeneres asking men sex Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system. Ellen DeGeneres legal-system lawyer law Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are. Ellen DeGeneres knowing acceptance inspirational It's our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting. Ellen DeGeneres challenges giving interesting Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday. Ellen DeGeneres lessons yesterday inspirational When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important. Ellen DeGeneres success graduation inspirational Penguins mate for life. Which doesn't really surprise me, because they all look exactly alike. It's not like they're gonna meet a better-looking penguin someday. Ellen DeGeneres penguins surprise looks Our flaws are what makes us human. If we can accept them as part of who we are, they really don't even have to be an issue. Ellen DeGeneres who-we-are issues flaws Laugh. Laugh as much as you can. Laugh until you cry. Cry until you laugh. Keep doing it even if people are passing you on the street saying, "I can't tell if that person is laughing or crying, but either way they seem crazy, let's walk faster." Emote. It's okay. It shows you are thinking and feeling. Ellen DeGeneres crazy people thinking Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others. Ellen DeGeneres eye inspiring inspirational I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her. Ellen DeGeneres mom beautiful funny The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy for yourself and yourself. Ellen DeGeneres key-to-happiness realizing keys This is my real secret to being a joyful person: I make my life easy. I spend more time being grateful for what I have instead of focusing on what isn't working. I no longer believe that people have to do things my way and that I have to be perfect. Ellen DeGeneres grateful real believe Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values. Ellen DeGeneres honesty kindness inspiring My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada. Ellen DeGeneres balance life-is lows When your heart is broken, when your heart has cracks in it, it lets the light in. Ellen DeGeneres light broken heart The definition of success changes. Success is to live your life with integrity and not give in to peer pressure to be something you're not. Follow your passion, stay true to yourself, never follow someone else's path; unless you're in the woods and you're lost and you see a path, then by all means, you should follow that. Ellen DeGeneres passion graduation integrity
