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Normally, I try not to pay attention to my haters, but this time I'd like to talk about it, because my haters are my motivators.

My name is Ellen and I'm a vegetarian. Just to add another label to me: I am a lesbian, aquarian and vegetarian. I've said it ...

I'm a fan of people getting together.

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.

Procrastination isn't the problem. It's the solution. It's the universe's way of saying stop, slow down, you move too fast.

Be true to yourself and everything will be fine.

Nothing says holidays, like a cheese log.

If we lived each day as our last, I bet we'd all be a lot more honest with people, because we wouldn't have to care what people think anymore.

I was raised around heterosexuals, as all heterosexuals are, that's where us gay people come from ... you heterosexuals.

Human beings only use ten percent of their brains. Ten percent! Can you imagine how much we could accomplish if we used the other sixty percent?

Here's a professional tip: If you have to say you're kidding, it might not be a great joke.

I would rather be the good aunt who never says anything bad and lets the parents discipline the child.

Have you ever thought about toothpaste? Ellen has! And she makes a point about all of the types of toothpaste that Colgate offers!

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

First you have your baby, which in and of itself is a stunning feat. I won't go into specifics, but ouch and no thank you.

I get my dance moves from just moving around and listening to music and not really worrying about if it's perfect or not.

There's even a name for the people who have the most stuff. They're called hoarders. Back in the day they were just called grandmothers.

People always ask me, 'Were you funny as a child?' Well, no, I was an accountant.

Why is it that when you wipe up dust its called dusting but when you wipe up a spill its not called spilling? Just something to think about.

Let's all challenge ourselves today to get up and move a little more.

I don't understand the sizes anymore. There's a size zero, which I didn't even know that they had. It must stand for: 'Ohhh my God, you're thin.'

I hope I make people feel better. I hope I take people out of their situations a little bit and make them happier. That's really why I do what I do.

Now airlines charge for everything ... If the oxygen mask drops, you have to swipe your credit card to start the flow of the oxygen.

I just want to find somebody special, somebody that I click with.

Why can't rappers just say nice things? Like I wanna take your clothes off and hang them up in the closet real nice.

Reading Ellen's hilarious new book. Thirsty for tequila.

To me, beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin.

Leaning forward in your chair when someone is trying to squeeze behind you isn't enough. You also have to move the chair.

You should never assume. You know what happens when you assume. You make an ass out of you and me because that's how it's spelled.

Oh my God! I can't believe I did that!

I was raised that you don't use something nice until there's someplace to go.

It is better to give than to receive." - Liars

I like to try new things because I get bored so easily.

Things will get easier, people's minds will change, and you should be alive to see it.

If there weren't blacks, Jews and gays, there would no Oscars. Or anyone named Oscar, if you think about that.

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.

I love Jesus but I drink alittle- Gladis Hardy from the Ellen Show

I enjoy growing older and wiser and learning from my mistakes every single day.

I'm glad I'm funny. I'm glad I make people happy, because that's very important. But I'm proud to be known as a kind person.

Being a teenager and figuring out who you are is hard enough without someone attacking you

I like being busy and juggling a lot of things at the same time. I get bored easily, so I need to do a lot.

The way I see it ... If you need both of your hands for whatever it is you're doing, then your brain should probably be in on it too.

I believe one day a 'ban on gay marriage' will sound totally ridiculous. In the meantime, I will continue to speak out for equality for all of us.

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?

It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.

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.

I think furniture is art. I don't think art is just for your walls - I think everything that someone has made is a piece of art.

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

The reason I do what I do is because I was influenced by Steve Martin, by Woody Allen, by Bob Newhart, by Carol Burnett, by Lucille Ball.

When people show me clothing that seems very, very feminine, it's hard for me to embrace that, because it just doesn't feel like me.

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

I've got a lot to say about television. There's a lot going on in television right now and I feel like a huge part of television.

Come on, if you don't win tonight it doesn't mean you're not a good person, it just means you're not a good actor.

My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the heck she is.

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

I am a really sensitive person.

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

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

One rough patch is not the big picture.

I don't consider myself an interviewer as much as an entertainer.

It always helps to think about other people instead of ourselves.

One time I actually cleaned out my closet so good I ended up on the cover of Time magazine.

You're never too old to play. You're only too old for low-rise jeans.

Haters are my motivators

I really don't think I need buns of steel. I'd be happy with buns of cinnamon.

My dog of 17 years just died. Oh you're kidding? ... Noooo ... as funny as that is, I'm not

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.

In the 80's we had high, high, waisted pants, that if they came up any higher they'd have to go up another size, if you know what I mean.

Do you live each day as if it's your first or your last? Either way you should probably have a diaper on.

Beauty is not between a size 0 and a size 8. It's not a number at all.

Romance often begins by a splashing waterfall and ends over a leaky sink.

We're just trying to find happiness in the bodies and minds we were given, like everyone else.

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

If you want to get rid of stuff, you can always do a good spring-cleaning. Or you can do what I do. Move.

Above all things physical, it is more important to be beautiful on the inside - to have a big hear and an open mind and a spectacular spleen.

It would be horrible to live with someone who didn't like the same things you like.

I wonder what will happen if i put a hand cream on my feet, will they get confused and start clapping?

You're gonna be ok, dum de dum dum dum, just dance.

I would love for the world to be happier.

If someone says you're weird, say thank you.

I get home at the end of the day and I don't want to talk. All I want to do is lay on the floor and pet my dogs and my cats.

How come when you wipe up dust it's called dusting but when you wipe up a spill it's not called spilling? There's something to think about.

Procrastinate now, don't put it off.

We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter.

Baloney is just salami with an inferiority complex.

If you're in a position where you can help other people, there is nothing better in life than helping other people. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

Haiku sounds like I'm Saying hi to someone named Ku. Hi, Ku. Hello.

I've learned 2 things about tv. It's always easier with vodka & SOME OF THE BEST SINGERS ARE FROM THE PHILIPPINES

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

Just go up to somebody on the street and say 'You're it!' and then run away.

Usually, I wear tennis shoes because my feet are flat, and it hurts to wear anything other than shoes that are cushiony.

At a four-way stop sign, the person with the prettiest eyes has the right of way

Take a nap in a fireplace and you'll sleep like a log.

Did you ever feel like the whole world was going to a party and your invitation got lost in the mail?

That's what life is all about. There's a lot of crying. So you'd better cry now and get used to it.

Be kind to one another. Bye, bye.

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

We put the wrong emphasis on what beauty is and what health is. Health is being vibrant and having energy and being happy.

Who needs sleep? I laugh in the face of sleep!

I'm not going to say who looks the most beautiful, but it's clear. It's Jared Leto. I mean, he's the prettiest. Boy is he pretty