So be who you really are. Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself. Accept who you are. Unless you're a serial killer. Ellen DeGeneres More Quotes by Ellen DeGeneres More Quotes From Ellen DeGeneres In the beginning there was nothing. God said, 'Let there be light!' And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better. Ellen DeGeneres humor inspirational funny The reason I do what I do is because I was influenced by Steve Martin, by Woody Allen, by Bob Newhart, by Carol Burnett, by Lucille Ball. Ellen DeGeneres woody bob balls There would be nothing to get me to run for president. I don't even understand how anyone would want that job at all. Although I would be able to play golf which I don't seem to have time now. Ellen DeGeneres golf running jobs I get paid very well for an amazing, amazing life. I'm blessed. Ellen DeGeneres amazing-life wells blessed No matter how popular you are as a stand-up - you can go out and fill a 10,000-seat arena and be smart and funny - it's delicate to host an awards show and know where your place is and know that it's not about you, that it's about the people who are nominated, and respect that, but at the same time have your moment to show them who you are. Ellen DeGeneres smart awards funny Hosting the Emmys is a challenge for me. I guess it's the equivalent of someone who needs to climb a mountain or jump out of a plane. It's that kind of thing, where this could go terribly wrong. And I love the feeling of when it goes right. Ellen DeGeneres mountain challenges feelings People love gossip. It's the biggest thing that keeps the entertainment industry going. Ellen DeGeneres gossip entertainment people I just like observing people - it's something I've done ever since I was a kid, and I got really good at it. That's a big part of why I became a comedian. My audience is filled with every kind of person you can imagine, and I love that. Ellen DeGeneres comedian kids people I was coming home from kindergarten - well they told me it was kindergarten. I found out later I had been working in a factory for ten years. It's good for a kid to know how to make gloves. Ellen DeGeneres humor home funny People love their animals so much so that they put little clothes on them and necklaces and booties and things like that. And if you love your animal, then you should feed them something that's not dangerous for them. There's a lot of poisonous stuff that they're putting in a lot of that food, those by-products. Ellen DeGeneres clothes animal people You say you're sick and tired of hearing about me? I've got news for you: I'M sick and tired of hearing about me. Ellen DeGeneres tired humor funny Beauty is not between a size 0 and a size 8. It's not a number at all. Ellen DeGeneres size numbers What goes up must come down, which is why I don't wear tube tops. Ellen DeGeneres tubes I wonder what will happen if i put a hand cream on my feet, will they get confused and start clapping? Ellen DeGeneres confused feet hands I wanted to have money; I wanted to be special; I wanted people to like me; I wanted to be famous. Ellen DeGeneres special wanted people There are “well-known secrets” out there and there are people who are “so happy they could die.” Sometimes people are so sad they have to laugh and sometimes things feel so wrong, they’re right. Basically what I’m saying is, I usually don’t know what people are talking about. Ellen DeGeneres talking laughing people The legend goes that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland. I was thinking... that must be hard to put all the tiny seatbelts on all the snakes. Ellen DeGeneres legends snakes thinking Did you ever feel like the whole world was going to a party and your invitation got lost in the mail? Ellen DeGeneres party mail world Everybody always resolves to start exercising, but they never do. You know why ? Because it's January. Who wants to go jogging in the freezing cold ? Ellen DeGeneres jogging want exercise Though you feel you're not where you're suppose to be, you shouldn't worry because that next turn that you take, it will lead you to where you wanna go. Ellen DeGeneres turns next worry
