Ellen DeGeneres is one of the biggest LGBTQ advocates in the world. She has built a successful platform for over a decade and has been using it to the best of her ability so, we decided to celebrate her work with the 20 Greatest Ellen DeGeneres Quotes.
When you think about which celebrity happens to be loved by everyone in entertainment, DeGeneres should be at the top of your list. There isn’t one person in Hollywood who has had a negative thing to say about DeGeneres. Much of the comes from the positivity that she spreads and her hilarious show.
Everyone holds getting on The Ellen Show as a mark of success. If you’ve made it to The Ellen Show, you’ve really made it. Whether you are a viral star, normal audience member who loves the show or a celebrity, you are treated as an equal.
DeGeneres shows everyone respect so it’s not hard to see why so many people respect her. She is a standup model for the younger generation. To further solidify her awesomeness you can check out our 20 Greatest Ellen DeGeneres Quotes below.
20 Greatest Ellen DeGeneres Quotes
“Here are the values that 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.”
“Be kind to one another.”
“Just keep swimming.”
“Accept who you are unless you’re a serial killer.”
“I like my coffee like I like my men. I don’t drink coffee.”
“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.”
“I have a rule: If the temperature is less than my age, I don’t get out of bed.”
“Procrastination isn’t the problem, it’s the solution. So procrastinate now, don’t put it off.”
“If we’re destroying our trees and destroying our environment and hurting animals and hurting one another and all that stuff, there’s got to be a very powerful energy to fight that. I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.”
“My point is. Life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The piña and the colada.”
“My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She’s ninety-seven now, and we don’t know where the hell she is.”
“I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego. I believe we’re all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose… When you connect with that love and that compassion, that’s when everything unfolds.”
“Do we have to worry about who’s gay and who’s straight? Can’t we just love everybody and judge them by the car they drive?”
“You are never too old to play. You are only too old for low-rise jeans.”
“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.”
“I’m a godmother, that’s a great thing to be, a godmother. She calls me god for short. That’s cut. I taught her that.”
“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.”
“We focus so much on our differences, and that is creating, I think, a lot of chaos and negativity and bullying in the world. And I think if everybody focused on what we all have in common – which is – we all want to be happy.”
“Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.”
“When I go hiking and I get over the hill, That means I am past the hard part and there is a snack in my future. That’s a good thing as far as I am concerned.”