Ellen

50 Touching Ellen DeGeneres Quotes That Prove Why She's Queen

"Just keep swimming" isn't the only advice she has to offer. 
Holly Riordan
June 14, 2016
“Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: beauty, Acceptance, looks
“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.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: laugh, cry, emotions, Feelings
“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.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: risks, Success, Failure
“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.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: beauty, morals
“Find out who you are and figure out what you believe in. Even if it's different from what your neighbors believe in and different from what your parents believe in. Stay true to yourself. Have your own opinion. Don't worry about what people say about you or think about you.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: Opinions, haters
“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.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: Flaw, Acceptance, humanity
“Who's to say what's better or worse anyway? Who's to even say what's normal or average? We're all different people and we're allowed to be different from on another. ”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: unique, weirdness, Be yourself
“The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy for yourself and for others.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: Happiness, Life, key to happiness
“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.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: inspiration, Motivational
“ 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.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: Happiness, Optimism
“Above all things physical, it is more important to be beautiful on the inside - to have a big heart and an open mind and a spectacular spleen.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: beauty, open mind, looks
“If someone ever says you’re weird, say thank you.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: weirdness, unique, Personality
“Start thinking positively. You will notice a difference.”
— Ellen Degeneres, The Funny Thing Is...
Tagged: Positivity, Optimism, Happiness
“Do you feel insecure because you keep getting the nagging feeling that you're not that smart? Well, I've got good news for you, my friend. You have no need to be insecure. That nagging feeling is absolutely right on target. You are not that smart. But I have more good news for you. You are also not alone.”
— Ellen Degeneres, The Funny Thing Is...
Tagged: Insecurity, Happiness, Confidence
“Enjoy your life. God gave us our bodies as a gift. (Granted, to some of us it's kind of a gag gift, but that's okay too.) Wear what you want, love who you want, and have fun.”
— Ellen Degeneres, The Funny Thing Is...
Tagged: Be yourself, Love, Life
“I guess what I'm trying to say is, there are a lot of self righteous people out there. And if you try to adjust your life to please them - by the way you dress, your sexuality, or the ass faces you like to make - you are just going to go crazy and risk being as unhappy as these self righteous kooks are.”
— Ellen Degeneres, The Funny Thing Is...
Tagged: Be yourself, Happiness, Unhappy
“Some people believe that to find happiness, you should live each day of your life as if it's your last because that way you will appreciate every single moment you have. Other people believe that you should live each day as if it's your first because then every day can be the beginning of a new journey.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: Life, Journey, Happiness
“No one is perfect, except for Penélope Cruz.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: Perfection, Flaws
“We walk by beautiful flowers and trees every day without looking at them. We rush through our day without even saying hi to most of the people we see. We take a lot for granted.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: beauty, Life, Appreciation
“Follow your passion. Stay true to yourself. Never follow anyone else's path unless you're lost in the woods and you see a path.”
— Ellen Degeneres, The Public Speaking Playbook
Tagged: Passion, Be yourself, Success
“I'm sort of, well--different--and yet it seems to have worked for me.”
— Ellen Degeneres, My Point...And I Do Have One
Tagged: differences, unique, Success
“Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Saving Civility
Tagged: Perspective
“Life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: Balance, Success, Failure
“Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: Happiness, Passion
“It's failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: Success, Failure, Perspective
“My life is perfect even when it's not.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Stop Talking To Me
Tagged: Perfection, Life, Optimism
“If we don’t want to define ourselves by things as superficial as our appearances, we’re stuck with the revolting alternative of being judged by our actions.”
— Ellen Degeneres, My Point...And I Do Have One
Tagged: looks, beauty, actions
“Haters are my motivators.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Ellen Degeneres: A Biography
Tagged: haters, motivation, Success
“Be kind to one another.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: kindness, Peace, Friendship
“I enjoy growing older and wiser and learning from my mistakes every single day.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Seriously...I'm Kidding
Tagged: Growing Up, Mistakes, Learning