Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an actress and a television personality from America. She is also a comedian and a writer. Ellen was born on the 26th of January 1958. She is currently 61 years old now. She was born and raised in Louisiana and graduated from the Atlanta High School in the year 1976. She then went on to attend the University of New Orleans where she undertook communication studies. Ellen started her career as a stand-up comedian performing in small clubs and coffee houses. In the 1980s she started her tour and was called the funniest person in America in the year 1984.
Ellen got her big break in Hollywood when she starred in the sitcom ‘Ellen’ from 1994 to 1998. She is also a prominent host of a syndicated TV talk show which is called ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ which began airing from 2003. She gained more popularity in her later years when she became a famous LGBT rights activist. People love her for her comedic timing and her honest, down-to-earth personality. She has won countless awards for her work in the television industry and is loved by millions of fans from all over America.
- “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
- “While I was doing stand-up, I thought I knew for sure that success meant getting everyone to like me. So I became whoever I thought people wanted me to be. I’d say yes when I wanted to say no, and I even wore a few dresses.” – Ellen DeGeneres
- “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.” – Ellen DeGeneres
- “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.” – Ellen DeGeneres
- “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.” – Ellen DeGeneres
- “Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.” – Ellen DeGeneres
- “Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself. Accept who you are.” – Ellen DeGeneres
- “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.” – Ellen DeGeneres
- “Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody else’s expense. And I find that that’s 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 else’s feelings.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “It’s funny how the universe guides you to where you’re meant to be. I wanted to make people Happy.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “I think one of the turning points in my life came a few years ago. I started going to sleep at night just talking to myself, saying . . . You Are Perfect Just The Way You Are.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeedand there will be times when you fail and both are equally important.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “When you connect with that love and that compassion, that’s when everything unfolds.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “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.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “Gratitude is looking on the brighter side of the life, even if it means hurting your eyes.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “Be kind to one another.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “It’s our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “I don’t really ever live my life in fear. I really live my life in gratitude and feeling positive for the most part.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “Find out who you are and be that person. Find that truth, live that truth, and everything else will come.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “It is failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “I think beauty comes from actually knowing who you are. That’s real beauty to me.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “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.”– Ellen Degeneres
- “If someone ever says you’re weirdsay thank you.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “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
- “You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She’s 97 today and we don’t know where the hell she is.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “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.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “It is failurethat gives you the proper perspective on success.” – Ellen Degeneres
- “I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego.” – Ellen Degeneres
