Ellen DeGeneres Inspirational Quotations

Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.

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

In the beginning there was nothing. God said, 'Let there be light!' And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better.

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 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.

Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.

There's no one way to dance. And that's kind of my philosophy about everything.

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

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.

Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.

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.