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title: "34 Want Quotes By Ellen DeGeneres"
description: "34 Want quotes by Ellen DeGeneres. Plus more from Ellen DeGeneres and more Want sayings from other authors."
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> [If you want to get rid of stuff, you can always do a good spring-cleaning. Or you can do what I do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/if-you-want-to-get-rid-of-stuff-you-can-always-do-a-good-spring/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/we-need-more-kindness-more-compassion-more-joy-more-laughter-i/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [I get home at the end of the day and I don't want to talk. All I want to do is lay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-get-home-at-the-end-of-the-day-and-i-don-t-want-to-talk-all-i-want/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [I just want to find somebody special, somebody that I click with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-just-want-to-find-somebody-special-somebody-that-i-click-with/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [You talk to some people who are opposed to same sex marriage, and they'll say, 'If we allow that, what's next? Will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/you-talk-to-some-people-who-are-opposed-to-same-sex-marriage-and-they/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [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/)

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> [Everybody always resolves to start exercising, but they never do. You know why ? Because it's January. Who wants to go jogging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/everybody-always-resolves-to-start-exercising-but-they-never-do-you/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [I don't know who had the bright idea of teaching pneumonia how to walk, but I'd like to find that dunderhead before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-don-t-know-who-had-the-bright-idea-of-teaching-pneumonia-how-to/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [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/)

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> [If we don’t want to define ourselves by things as superficial as our appearances, we’re stuck with the revolting alternative of being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/if-we-don-t-want-to-define-ourselves-by-things-as-superficial-as-our/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [I think anybody who wants to be president has to be a politician, but I would like to find somebody who's coming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-think-anybody-who-wants-to-be-president-has-to-be-a-politician-but/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [I don't want to take a pill. Go to Africa, go follow some bushman around. He's being chased by a lion. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-don-t-want-to-take-a-pill-go-to-africa-go-follow-some-bushman/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [Even before I knew I was gay, I knew I didn't want to have a child. I knew I didn't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/even-before-i-knew-i-was-gay-i-knew-i-didn-t-want-to-have-a-child-i/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-d-like-to-be-more-patient-i-just-want-everything-now-i-ve-tried-to/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [People are constantly asking Portia and me if we are going to have children. We thought about it. We love to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/people-are-constantly-asking-portia-and-me-if-we-are-going-to-have/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [I don't know what people are scared of...maybe they think their children will be influenced by gay marriage, but I've got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-don-t-know-what-people-are-scared-of-maybe-they-think-their/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn't done anything? They should use prisoners who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/if-you-want-to-test-cosmetics-why-do-it-on-some-poor-animal-who-hasn/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [Sometimes when I am driving I get so angry at inconsiderate drivers that I want to scream at them. But then I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/sometimes-when-i-am-driving-i-get-so-angry-at-inconsiderate-drivers/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [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/)

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> [I always like using different muscles, you can take that however you want. But doing something once a year is fantastic, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-always-like-using-different-muscles-you-can-take-that-however-you/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [When I was younger I thought success was something different. I thought, " When I grow up, I want to be famous.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/when-i-was-younger-i-thought-success-was-something-different-i/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [It is a fundamental right for people to be allowed to love who they want to love and marry who they want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/it-is-a-fundamental-right-for-people-to-be-allowed-to-love-who-they/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody else's expense. And I find that that's just a form of bullying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/most-comedy-is-based-on-getting-a-laugh-at-somebody-else-s-expense/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [Most people don't get to laugh, be free, dance, be surrounded by this energy. It's important to remind people to take that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/most-people-don-t-get-to-laugh-be-free-dance-be-surrounded-by-this/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [I get to do stand-up every single day. I love that live energy exchange between the audience and myself, and to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-get-to-do-stand-up-every-single-day-i-love-that-live-energy/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [We focus so much on our differences, and that is creating, I think, a lot of chaos and negativity and bullying in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/we-focus-so-much-on-our-differences-and-that-is-creating-i-think-a/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/here-are-the-values-that-i-stand-for-honesty-equality-kindness/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [There would be nothing to get me to run for president. I don't even understand how anyone would want that job at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/there-would-be-nothing-to-get-me-to-run-for-president-i-don-t-even/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [I don't want to get the same looks I give people when they get on a plane holding a baby: "That's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-don-t-want-to-get-the-same-looks-i-give-people-when-they-get-on-a/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [Please raise your children with love and non-judgement. Tell them everyone has the right to love who they want to love. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/please-raise-your-children-with-love-and-non-judgement-tell-them/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [I talked to Beyonce and she wants to learn how to speak Arabic and she wants to jump out of an airplane.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/i-talked-to-beyonce-and-she-wants-to-learn-how-to-speak-arabic-and/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [The world is filled with negativity. I want people to watch me and think, “I feel good, and I’m going to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/the-world-is-filled-with-negativity-i-want-people-to-watch-me-and/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [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/)

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> [Honestly, we'd probably be great parents. But it's a human being, and unless you think you have excellent skills and have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/honestly-we-d-probably-be-great-parents-but-it-s-a-human-being-and/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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## Other authors on Want

## 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/)

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