Looking for the best and inspirational Ellen DeGeneres quotes?
Ellen DeGeneres is an American comedian, host, producer, and actress. She has won more than 20 Emmy Awards over her career, and she is the first woman to host an American talk show for five consecutive seasons.
Her talk show is one of the most-watched in America that reached more than 120 million viewers around the world each week, and she has won multiple Emmy Awards.
In 2007, she became the first woman to host the Academy Awards, and in 2008, she hosted the Emmy Awards. Ellen is also well-known for her stand-up comedy routines, which have won her five Grammy awards and eleven Emmy awards.
Check out her inspirational quotes that will help you get the courage to be who you are!
67 Inspiring Ellen DeGeneres Quotes
“Don’t worry about what people say about you. Let the naysayers nay. They will eventually grow tired of naying.”
“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.”
“Beauty is not between a size 0 and size 8. Its not a number at all.”
“It’s our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting.”
“We’re all supposed to be different. I want so badly to encourage everyone to say, “Who am I and how do I want to live my life?”
“Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself. Accept who you are.”
“Accept who you are unless you’re a serial killer.”
“Most people dream of winning an academy award. I had a dream of actually hosting the academy awards. So let that be a Lesson to you kids out there: AIM LOWER.”
“When your heart is broken, when your heart has cracks in it, it lets the light in.”
“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.”
“Life is short. If you doubt me, ask a butterfly. Their average life span is a mere five to fourteen days.”
“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.”
“Follow your passion. Stay true to yourself.”
“If someone ever says you’re weird say thank you.”
“When you connect with that love and that compassion, that’s when everything unfolds.”
“Gratitude is looking on the brighter side of the life, even if it means hurting your eyes.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Life is like one big Mardi Gras. But instead of showing boobs, show people your brain, and if they like what they see, you’ll have more beads than you know what to do with.”
“The truth is, we are all one connected thing. We are all from the same exact molecules.”
“Though you feel like you’re not where you’re supposed to be, you shouldn’t worry because the next turn you take it will lead you to where you want to go.”
“Don’t hold onto things, it will only bring you pain.”
“Though you feel like your not where you’re suppose to be, you shouldn’t worry because the next turn you take, it will lead you to where you wanna go.”
“My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada.”
“Do we have to know who’s gay and who’s straight? Can’t we just love everybody and judge them by the car they drive?”
“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.”
“True beauty is about who you are as a human being, your principles, your moral compass.”
“Here are the values I stand for: I stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you’d want to be treated, and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values. That’s what I stand for.”
“Procrastination isn’t the problem, it’s the solution. So procrastinate now, don’t put it off.”
“Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.”
“Though you feel like you’re not where you’re supposed to be, you shouldn’t worry because the next turn you take, it will lead you to where you wanna go.”
“There’s nothing I know for sure because I know for sure that things change.”
“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.”
“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. And that’s what I know for sure… I think.”
“I think beauty comes from actually knowing who you are. That’s real beauty to me.”
“It’s hard to understand failure when you’re going through it, but in the grand scheme of things, it’s good to fall down – not because you’re drunk and not near stairs.”
“Gratitude is looking on the brighter side of life, even if it means hurting your eyes. Anger and aggression weaken you because they take so much energy to hold in place, but kindness is a strength that makes you more serene.”
“Patience and learning is the key.”
.“Just go up to somebody on the street and say“You’re it!” and just run away.”
“I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego.”
“I always say follow your passion, no matter what, because even if it’s not the same financial success, it’ll lead you to the money that’ll make you the happiest.”
“It is failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.”
“I learned compassion from being discrimanted against. Everything bad that’s ever happened to me has taught me compassion.”
“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.”
“We need more love in the world.”
“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.”
“The truth is we are all connected. We are all from the same exact molecules.
“I believe we’re all put on this planet for a purcpose, and we all have a different purpose.”
“I did it selfishly because I didn’t want to live in pain anymore. It’s funny, when you do something from a place of truth, it works out where it is the right thing for a lot of other people as well.”
“People always ask me, ‘Were you funny as a child?’ Well, no, I was an accountant.”
“The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy by yourself and for yourself.”
“I’m 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 you’re supposed to feel all kinds of things.”
“Be kind to one another.”
“I don’t really ever live my life in fear. I really live my life in gratitude and feeling positive for the most part.”
“If standing up for what I think is right makes me an activist. Then i’m an activist.”
“You should never assume.”
“Go to bed in your fireplace, you’ll sleep like a log.”
“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.”
“It’s failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.”
“It always helps to think about other people instead of ourselves.”
“Procrastinate now, don’t put it off.”
“I really don’t think I need buns of steel. I’d be happy with buns of cinnamon.”
“You just have to keep driving down the road. It’s going to bend and curve and you’ll speed up and slow down, but the road keeps going.”
“Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.”
“The most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity and not to give into peer pressure to try to be something that you’re not, to live your life as an honest and compassionate person, to contribute in some way.”
“We need to learn how to love one another and accept one another.”
