--- title: "16 Needs Quotes By Ellen DeGeneres" description: "16 Needs quotes by Ellen DeGeneres. Plus more from Ellen DeGeneres and more Needs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f51/ellen-degeneres-604_buns_i-really-don-t-think-i-need-buns-of-stee_1722099.jpg" --- > [I really don't think I need buns of steel. I'd be happy with buns of cinnamon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-really-don-t-think-i-need-buns-of-steel-i-d-be-happy-with-buns-of/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f51/ellen-degeneres-604_buns_i-really-don-t-think-i-need-buns-of-stee_1722099.jpg) > [Who needs sleep? I laugh in the face of sleep!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/who-needs-sleep-i-laugh-in-the-face-of-sleep/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bd/ellen-degeneres-604_faces_who-needs-sleep-i-laugh-in-the-face-of-s_830182.jpg) > [When the message out there is so horrible that, to be gay, you can get killed for it... we need to change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/when-the-message-out-there-is-so-horrible-that-to-be-gay-you-can-get/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14b/ellen-degeneres-604_gay_when-the-message-out-there-is-so-horribl_2628128.jpg) > [I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-think-we-need-more-love-in-the-world-we-need-more-kindness-more/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/ellen-degeneres-604_compassion_i-think-we-need-more-love-in-the-world-w_533710.jpg) > [I think there's too much mult-tasking going on. I think people need to quiet down and focus and be still more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-think-there-s-too-much-mult-tasking-going-on-i-think-people-need-to/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37f/ellen-degeneres-604_down-and_i-think-there-s-too-much-mult-tasking-go_15578.jpg) > [Sometimes something being taken away from you is exactly what you need to take a look at yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/sometimes-something-being-taken-away-from-you-is-exactly-what-you/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/ellen-degeneres-604_away-from-you_sometimes-something-being-taken-away-fro_1862861.jpg) > [The way I see it... If you need both of your hands for whatever it is you're doing, then your brain should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/the-way-i-see-it-if-you-need-both-of-your-hands-for-whatever-it-is/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/ellen-degeneres-604_brain_the-way-i-see-it-if-you-need-both-of-you_3009186.jpg) > [Now we have hands-free phones, so you can focus on the thing you're really supposed to be doing. Chances are, if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/now-we-have-hands-free-phones-so-you-can-focus-on-the-thing-you-re/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3de/ellen-degeneres-604_brain_now-we-have-hands-free-phones-so-you-can_2285487.jpg) > [Do you feel insecure because you keep getting the nagging feeling that you're not that smart? Well, I've got good news for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/do-you-feel-insecure-because-you-keep-getting-the-nagging-feeling/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81b/ellen-degeneres-604_feelings_do-you-feel-insecure-because-you-keep-ge_2593587.jpg) > [Friends will write me letters. They run out of room on the front of the letter. They write 'over' on the bottom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/friends-will-write-me-letters-they-run-out-of-room-on-the-front-of/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16c/ellen-degeneres-604_bottom_friends-will-write-me-letters-they-run-o_2678940.jpg) > [I don't need a baby growing inside me for nine months. If I'm going to feel nauseous and achy when I wake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-don-t-need-a-baby-growing-inside-me-for-nine-months-if-i-m-going-to/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/013/ellen-degeneres-604_achieve_i-don-t-need-a-baby-growing-inside-me-fo_3102258.jpg) > [I think people need to laugh everyday. Whether the economy is good or bad, I think the most important thing is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-think-people-need-to-laugh-everyday-whether-the-economy-is-good-or/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/ellen-degeneres-604_comedy_i-think-people-need-to-laugh-everyday-wh_1627338.jpg) > [I get bored easily, so I need to do a lot. I've started a record label, so I get to nurture new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-get-bored-easily-so-i-need-to-do-a-lot-i-ve-started-a-record-label/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47a/ellen-degeneres-604_book_i-get-bored-easily-so-i-need-to-do-a-lot_2846164.jpg) > [If we're destroying our trees and destroying our environment and hurting animals and hurting one another and all that stuff, there's got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/if-we-re-destroying-our-trees-and-destroying-our-environment-and/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/ellen-degeneres-604_animal_if-we-re-destroying-our-trees-and-destro_1365004.jpg) > [I think I let go of the need for approval. It certainly feels good when you get it, but I used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-think-i-let-go-of-the-need-for-approval-it-certainly-feels-good/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ea/ellen-degeneres-604_approval_i-think-i-let-go-of-the-need-for-approva_1114261.jpg) > [Hosting the Emmys is a challenge for me. I guess it's the equivalent of someone who needs to climb a mountain or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/hosting-the-emmys-is-a-challenge-for-me-i-guess-it-s-the-equivalent/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8db/ellen-degeneres-604_challenges_hosting-the-emmys-is-a-challenge-for-me_2068207.jpg) ## Other authors on Needs ## More by Ellen DeGeneres > [I wanted to have money; I wanted to be special; I wanted people to like me; I wanted to be famous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-wanted-to-have-money-i-wanted-to-be-special-i-wanted-people-to-like/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) > [I think what saved me is me being honest. I think I somewhow had the courage to do something and say something that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-think-what-saved-me-is-me-being-honest-i-think-i-somewhow-had-the/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-think-there-s-too-much-mult-tasking-going-on-i-think-people-need-to/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) > [We can sit and worry about what's going to happen to us two weeks from now. I'd rather focus on the amazing things happening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/we-can-sit-and-worry-about-what-s-going-to-happen-to-us-two-weeks/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) > [It's our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting. Are they fun when they happen? No. But they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/it-s-our-challenges-and-obstacles-that-give-us-layers-of-depth-and/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) > [I had done a sitcom and a movie and hosted the Emmys, and all of a sudden, I lost everything. As someone put it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-had-done-a-sitcom-and-a-movie-and-hosted-the-emmys-and-all-of-a/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) > [The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy for yourself and yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/the-thing-everyone-should-realize-is-that-the-key-to-happiness-is/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) > [Save a life this Thanksgiving, and join me in starting a new tradition by adopting a turkey instead of eating one through Farm Sanctuary's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/save-a-life-this-thanksgiving-and-join-me-in-starting-a-new-tradition/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) > [Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: Yes. Yes. No. One time in high school. Three times in my twenties. Rocks no salt. Yes. Four. Never.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/answers-to-frequently-asked-questions-yes-yes-no-one-time-in-high/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) > [Actually this is really funny - one time she accidentally forgot to leave a note and I had no idea she had even moved.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/actually-this-is-really-funny-one-time-she-accidentally-forgot-to/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) > [A circus! 100 clowns of injustice have climbed out of the tiny clown car of this court room.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/a-circus-100-clowns-of-injustice-have-climbed-out-of-the-tiny-clown/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) > [Gratitude is looking on the brighter side of the life, even if it means hurting your eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/gratitude-is-looking-on-the-brighter-side-of-the-life-even-if-it/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) > [What's New Orleans without music? And what's music without dancing?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/what-s-new-orleans-without-music-and-what-s-music-without-dancing/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) > [The legend goes that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland. I was thinking... that must be hard to put all the tiny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/the-legend-goes-that-st-patrick-drove-the-snakes-out-of-ireland-i-was/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) > [Quick decision makers are often stuck behind annoying people in line at Starbucks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/quick-decision-makers-are-often-stuck-behind-annoying-people-in-line/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needs/ellen-degeneres/#itemlist", "name": "16 Needs Quotes By Ellen DeGeneres", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I really don't think I need buns of steel. 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