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“The only thing that scares me more than space aliens is the idea that there aren't any space aliens. We can't be the best that creation has to offer. I pray we're not all there is. If so, we're in big trouble.”

Ellen DeGeneres

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

Ellen DeGeneres

Source: Seriously... I'm Kidding

“Accept who you are. Unless you're a serial killer.”

Ellen DeGeneres

Source: Seriously... I'm Kidding

“Never follow anyone else's path, unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path. Then by all means follow that path.”

Ellen DeGeneres

Variant: Follow your passion. Stay true to yourself. Never follow someone else's path unless you're in the woods and you're lost and you see a path. By all means, you should follow that.

“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.”

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“You know, it's hard work to write a book. I can't tell you how many times I really get going on an idea, then my quill breaks. Or I spill ink all over my writing tunic.”

Ellen DeGeneres

Source: The Funny Thing Is...

Ellen DeGeneres Quotes about people

“I prefer to believe that people are good and honest and respect me enough to tell me the truth. It's not easy to find those people all the time, but they're out there.”

Ellen DeGeneres

Source: Seriously... I'm Kidding

“People always ask me, 'Were you funny as a child?' Well, no, I was an accountant.”

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“I hope I make people feel better. I hope I take people out of their situations a little bit and make them happier. That's really why I do what I do.”

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“I am saddened by how people treat one another and how we are so shut off from one another and how we judge one another, when the truth is, we are all one connected thing. We are all from the same exact molecules.”

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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 helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.”

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“Things will get easier, people's minds will change, and you should be alive to see it.”

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Ellen DeGeneres Quotes about thinking

“Why is it that when you wipe up dust its called dusting but when you wipe up a spill its not called spilling? Just something to think about.”

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“I think they should have a Barbie with a buzz cut.”

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“I really don't think I need buns of steel. I'd be happy with buns of cinnamon.”

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“I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her.”

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

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“Emote. It's okay. It shows you are thinking and feeling.”

Ellen DeGeneres

Source: Seriously... I'm Kidding

Ellen DeGeneres: Trending quotes

“Procrastinate now, don't put it off.”

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“What would bug the Taliban more than seeing a gay woman in a suit surrounded by Jews?”

Ellen DeGeneres

2001 Emmy Awards (4 November 2001)
Context: I mean, I feel like I'm in a unique position as host, because think about it: What would bug the Taliban more than seeing a gay woman in a suit surrounded by Jews?

“Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.”

Ellen DeGeneres