Ellen DeGeneres Quotes About Giving

Quotes about: Giving

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

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Giving, Interesting, Challenges

  "11 Epic Ways Love, Bravery & Audacity Transform Your Life" by Maimah Karmo, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 22, 2017.

• When I was younger I thought success was something different. I thought, " When I grow up, I want to be famous. I want to be a star. I want to be in movies. When I grow up I want to see the world, drive nice cars. I want to have groupies." But my idea of success is different today. For me, 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.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Motivational, Success, Stars

• When life gives you lemons....they could really be oranges.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Orange, Giving, Life Gives You Lemons

• The definition of success changes. Success is to live your life with integrity and not give in to peer pressure to be something you're not. 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, then by all means, you should follow that.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Graduation, Integrity, Passion

• My dad is still Christian Scientist. My mom's not, and I'm not. But I believe in God, and that there's a higher power and an intelligence that's bigger than us and that we can rely on. It's not just us, thinking we are the ones in control of everything. That idea gives me support.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Christian, Mom, Dad

  "Ellen DeGeneres: Nice Girls Finish First". Interview with David Hochman, www.goodhousekeeping.com. September 10, 2011.

• 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.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Fun, Unique, Thinking

  "11 Epic Ways Love, Bravery & Audacity Transform Your Life" by Maimah Karmo, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 22, 2017.

• The most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity and to not give in to peer pressure to try to be something that you're not.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Graduation, Integrity, Giving

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

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Inspiring, Success, Failure

  Ellen DeGeneres (2011). “Seriously...I'm Kidding”, p.23, Hachette UK

• Really, he called me that? Ellen DeGenerate? I've been getting that since fourth grade. I guess I'm happy I could give him work.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Funny, Humor, Giving

• It's just, you can get very complacent if you do the same thing all the time and especially the comedian, it gives me you know different things to react to and respond to, and it stimulates me.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Giving, Different, Comedy

  "Ellen DeGeneres Gets Us Pumped for Ellen's Somewhat Special Special". Interview with B. Alan Orange, movieweb.com. June 10, 2010.

• There is something about TM. It is the only time
  I have that stillness... It gives me this peaceful
  feeling-I just love it so much.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Giving, Peaceful, Feelings

• I don't want to get the same looks I give people when they get on a plane holding a baby: "That's a cute baby, just keep walking, keep walking, keep going, keep going.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Funny, Cute, Baby

  "Taste This". Comedy Album, 1996.

• But I do believe that's when you do your soul-searching. I think when you have these trials that life gives you, it is an opportunity to find out who you are. Not just who you are when everything's great, but who are you when everything is taken away from you and you have nothing.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Believe, Taken, Opportunity

  "Cover Girl". O, The Oprah Magazine, www.oprah.com. December 2009.

• Standup is more me talking the entire time. There's definitely an exchange of energy because that room, that audience, is giving back.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Talking, Giving, Energy

  "Ellen Degeneres to freshen her talk show". The Associated Press Interview, www.today.com. September 2, 2006.

• I appreciate your giving my book -- and in no small way, me -- a chance. To thank you, I really wanted to acknowledge all of you in the book. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough room for each name. So I've put in a code name that stands for all of you reading this book. The name is 'Mom.' It will be our little secret. So when you see 'Mom' in the acknowledgments, you'll know I'm really talking about you. And don't let my mother try to tell you otherwise.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Mom, Mother, Reading

• People give me such a hard time because I don't wear dresses. What's that got to do with anything?

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Hard Times, People, Giving

  "Ellen The Generous". Interview with Patricia Marx, www.elle.com. October 12, 2007.

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