Ellen DeGeneres Quotes

Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.

Never follow anyone else’s path, unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost.

If someone ever says you’re weird, say thank you.

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

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.

Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.

When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.

Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system.

It’s our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting.

 

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.

 

It’s nice when people love you….for you.

Asking who’s the ‘man’ and who’s the ‘woman’ in a same-sex relationship is like asking which chopstick is the fork.

Our flaws are what makes us human. If we can accept them as part of who we are, they really don’t even have to be an issue.

I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.

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 are what make us unique.

Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.

I’ve always said, I like my coffee like I like my men… I don’t drink coffee.

Life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy by yourself and for yourself. Happiness comes from within. You have the power to change your own mindset so that all the negative, horrible thoughts that try to invade your psyche are replaced with happy, positive, wonderful thoughts.

Laugh. Laugh as much as you can. Laugh until you cry. Cry until you laugh. Keep doing it even if people are passing you on the street saying, “I can’t tell if that person is laughing or crying, but either way they seem crazy, let’s walk faster.” Emote. It’s okay. It shows you are thinking and feeling.

True beauty is not related to what color your hair is or what color your eyes are. True beauty is about who you are as a human being, your principles, your moral compass.

I personally chose to go vegan because I educated myself on factory farming and cruelty to animals, and I suddenly realized that what was on my plate were living things, with feelings. And I just couldn’t disconnect myself from it any longer. I read books like ‘Diet for a New America’ and saw documentaries like ‘Earthlings’ and ‘Meet your Meat,’ and it became an easy choice for me.

My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada.

The world is filled with negativity. I want people to watch me and think, “I feel good, and I’m going to make somebody else feel good today.

It’s failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.

When your heart is broken, when your heart has cracks in it, it lets the light in.