Quotes by Ellen DeGeneres

Emote. Its okay. It shows you are thinking and feeling.

Dan: Ah, well, I hope this didnt have anything to do with me.Ellen: No, not unless you played Cat Woman in Batman.

It’s even more awkward when we’re face to face with people. It used to be exciting to make plans with friends because you could sit and catch up and talk about what’s been going on in your lives. Now when you see someone there’s nothing left to say. You’ve already seen the pictures from their trip to Rio on Facebook. You’ve read their tweets about the latest diet they’re on. And they already texted you about the pregnancy scare. So you end up just sitting and staring at each other until you both start texting other people.

The word yoga literally means uniting, because when youre doing it you are uniting your mind and your body. You can tell this almost immediately because your mind will be thinking, Ouch, that hurts, and your body will say, I know. And your mind will think, You have to get out of this position. And your body will say, I agree with you, but I cant right now. I think Im stuck.

...we should be grateful for them because without our family—the ancestors we descend from, the cousins we see once a year, the loves our lives we see every day—life is pretty boring.

No matter how popular you are as a stand-up - you can go out and fill a 10,000-seat arena and be smart and funny - its delicate to host an awards show and know where your place is and know that its not about you, that its about the people who are nominated, and respect that, but at the same time have your moment to show them who you are.

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

Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody elses expense. And I find that thats just a form of bullying in a major way. So I want to be an example that you can be funny and be kind, and make people laugh without hurting somebody elses feelings.

Im a comedian, and I definitely see the humor in a lot of things. I am also sad a lot. I cry often and easily. I think youre supposed to feel all kinds of things.

If were destroying our trees and destroying our environment and hurting animals and hurting one another and all that stuff, theres got to be a very powerful energy to fight that. 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.

I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego. I believe were all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose... When you connect with that love and that compassion, thats when everything unfolds.

Nothing says holidays, like a cheese log.

When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous then everyone would love me.

I wanted to have money I wanted to be special I wanted people to like me I wanted to be famous.

Id like to be more patient! I just want everything now. Ive tried to meditate, but its really hard for me to stay still. Id like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I cant shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key.

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.

The world is full of a lot of fear and a lot of negativity, and a lot of judgment. I just think people need to start shifting into joy and happiness. As corny as it sounds, we need to make a shift.

A lot of money with the wrong career is not going to make you happy. If you have money without happiness, it doesnt mean anything. Its all about happiness.

My dad is still Christian Scientist. My moms not, and Im not. But I believe in God, and that theres a higher power and an intelligence thats bigger than us and that we can rely on. Its not just us, thinking we are the ones in control of everything. That idea gives me support.

I have an amazing team; I have amazing producers; I have amazing writers, but at the end of it, its me making the decisions on the writing, the tone, the editing.