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title: "2 Wanting People Quotes By Ellen DeGeneres"
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> [You know, if you're going to be honest with yourself, you have to admit that you go into show business wanting people to talk about you and wanting everyone to know who you are. But that also means there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/you-know-if-you-re-going-to-be-honest-with-yourself-you-have-to-admit/)

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

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> [If you're going to be honest with yourself, you have to admit that you go into show business wanting people to talk about you and wanting everyone to know who you are. But that also means there are going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/if-you-re-going-to-be-honest-with-yourself-you-have-to-admit-that-you/)

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

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## 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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