Ellen DeGeneres

When I look back on the stuff I used to wear, I wonder why somebody didn't try to stop me. Just a…

— Ellen DeGeneres

When the message out there is so horrible that, to be gay, you can get killed for it... we need to change…

— Ellen DeGeneres

Usually, I wear tennis shoes because my feet are flat, and it hurts to wear anything other than shoes that are cushiony.

— Ellen DeGeneres

Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.

— Ellen DeGeneres

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…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I think furniture is art. I don't think art is just for your walls - I think everything that someone has made…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I didn't go to college at all, any college, and I'm not saying you wasted your time or money, but look at…

— Ellen DeGeneres

In the beginning there was nothing. God said, 'Let there be light!' And there was light. There was still nothing, but you…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I think people need to laugh everyday. Whether the economy is good or bad, I think the most important thing is to…

— Ellen DeGeneres

You listen to any monologue on late-night TV or just in general, to people talking, and there's always a joke at someone's…

— Ellen DeGeneres

You know how you always expect someone to think the same as you and then your like, really shocked when they don't?…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I know that experts say you're more likely to get hurt crossing the street than you are flying, but that doesn't make…

— Ellen DeGeneres

So many people prefer to live in drama because it's comfortable. It's like someone staying in a bad marriage or relationship -…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I do it because I love animals and I saw the reality. And I just couldn't ignore it anymore. I'm healthier for…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I cannot believe they haven't yet come up with a better screening process than the mammogram. If a man had to put…

— Ellen DeGeneres

Comedy can be, especially in a writer's room, really aggressive, kind of a very male-dominated room, and it would be hard for…

— Ellen DeGeneres

For some reason, we can't just enjoy somebody else's success. Somehow, that's going to affect us. If they have more, then I…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I prefer to believe that people are good and honest and respect me enough to tell me the truth. It's not easy…

— Ellen DeGeneres

If anybody could put themselves in that situation of feeling a giant loud voice saying you don't deserve the same rights, you…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I'm going to be kind, because then it all just kind of spreads, and the world is a little nicer out there.

— Ellen DeGeneres

Have you seen the deer heads on the walls of bars, the ones wearing party hats, sunglasses and streamers? I feel sorry…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I think there's too much mult-tasking going on. I think people need to quiet down and focus and be still more.

— Ellen DeGeneres

I love clothes, so when I wear clothes, they're usually somebody's. You know, I'm not wearing Kmart.

— Ellen DeGeneres

Procrastination isn't the problem. It's the solution. It's the universe's way of saying stop, slow down, you move too fast.

— Ellen DeGeneres

If you're in a position where you can help other people, there is nothing better in life than helping other people. Happy…

— Ellen DeGeneres

“We’re all supposed to be different. I want so badly to encourage everyone to say, “Who am I and how do I…

— Ellen DeGeneres

Come on, if you don't win tonight it doesn't mean you're not a good person, it just means you're not a good…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I'm sure men have their own ways of trying to demean one another, but women can be very gossipy and judgmental, and…

— Ellen DeGeneres

Why can't rappers just say nice things? Like I wanna take your clothes off and hang them up in the closet real…

— Ellen DeGeneres

Human beings only use ten percent of their brains. Ten percent! Can you imagine how much we could accomplish if we used…

— Ellen DeGeneres

Everybody always resolves to start exercising, but they never do. You know why ? Because it's January. Who wants to go jogging…

— Ellen DeGeneres

If you want to get rid of stuff, you can always do a good spring-cleaning. Or you can do what I do.…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that's ever happened to me has taught me compassion.

— Ellen DeGeneres

Don't you hate when people are late to work. And they always have the worst excuses. "Oh, I'm sorry I'm late, traffic."…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I don't need a baby growing inside me for nine months. If I'm going to feel nauseous and achy when I wake…

— Ellen DeGeneres

Laugh. Laugh as much as you can. Laugh until you cry. Cry until you laugh. Keep doing it even if people are…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I just like observing people - it's something I've done ever since I was a kid, and I got really good at…

— Ellen DeGeneres

The definition of success changes. Success is to live your life with integrity and not give in to peer pressure to be…

— Ellen DeGeneres

The only thing I really recommend, if you're starting out in stand-up is to not try to copy anybody else. You can…

— Ellen DeGeneres

I just feel like every kid is growing up too fast and they're seeing too much. Everything is about sex, and that's…

— Ellen DeGeneres