Top 250 Ellen DeGeneres Quotes (2025 Update)
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201. “When I decided to have my character on the show come out, I knew I was going to have to come out, too. I never wanted to be the lesbian actress. I never wanted to be the spokesperson for the gay community. Ever. I did it for my own truth.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

202. “Slow down your mind. Slower. Think about how slow you have to drive when there’s someone on a bicycle in front of you in the middle of your lane. Are you annoyed? Don’t be.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

203. “My hair is always at its best in New York. I don’t know what’s in the water. It could be mousse.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

204. “I don’t know when it became socially acceptable to be late.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

205. “I’m happy, for example, that I no longer eat paste, like I did when I was twenty-four.”

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206. “I just wish we could hold on to that sense of wonder because sometimes we don’t notice some of the most incredible things in the world. 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, and I think that’s why some people say it’s better to live each day as our last. That way we might start appreciating more things around us.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

207. “I would love to have the same rights as everybody else. I would love, I don’t care if it’s called marriage. I don’t care if it’s called, you know, domestic partnership. I don’t care what it’s called.”

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208. “You know, there’s probably a lot of moisture in caves, too, which would be bad for my hair. And all those sharp edges. I wouldn’t want to move. I’d just sit in the cave all day long and think about how scared I was to.”

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209. “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.”

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210. “Standup is more me talking the entire time. There’s definitely an exchange of energy because that room, that audience, is giving back.”

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211. “I think there’s a whole bunch of things that go along with being a girl. You’re not supposed to have opinions or be tough or strong. You’re supposed to be soft and vulnerable, and I find those qualities important in both men and women.”

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212. “Its the same for every career and life decision. You just have to keep driving down the road. It’s going to bend and curve, and you’re going to speed up and slow down, but the road keeps going.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

213. “But seriously, I think overall in the scheme of things winning an Emmy is not important. Let’s get our priorities straight. I think we all know what’s really important in life – winning an Oscar.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

214. “The first time probably people really were aware of me, I unfortunately had the title of Showtime’s Funniest Person in America. And that’s a really tough title to travel around with when you’re not even known.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

215. “I had done a sitcom and a movie and hosted the Emmys, and all of a sudden, I lost everything. As someone put it at the time, I was suddenly like a Ferrari in neutral.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

216. “I still have the shirt I wore my first time on Johnny Carson’s show. Only now I use it as a tablecloth at dinner parties. It was very blousy.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

217. “Then you panic because you’ve never known the difference between a sweet potato and a yam and both are on the counter, and if you start making a yam pie you’ll never hear the end of it.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

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

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219. “Well, crying’s good. It prepares you for life.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

220. “I don’t consider myself an interviewer as much as an entertainer.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

221. “It is better to give than to receive.” – Liars.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

222. “You know me. Any excuse to put on a dress.”

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223. “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.”

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224. “I’m sure there’s somebody out there who doesn’t like Betty White because she’s short and has white hair.”

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225. “When we learn to accept that, other people learn to accept us. So be who you really are. Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself. Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

226. “I’m sure men have their own ways of trying to demean one another, but women can be very gossipy and judgmental, and that doesn’t help.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

227. “It would be horrible to live with someone who didn’t like the same things you like.”

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228. “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.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

229. “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

230. “Penguins mate for life. Which doesn’t really surprise me, because they all look exactly alike. It’s not like they’re gonna meet a better-looking penguin someday.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

231. “I didn’t go to college at all, any college, and I’m not saying you wasted your time or money, but look at me, I’m a huge celebrity.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

232. “No, we can’t be friends. You’re my mom. You’re what i talk to my friends about.”

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233. “You can always tell when the relationship is over. Little things start getting on your nerves, ‘Would you please stop that! That breathing in and out, it’s so repetitious.’”

— Ellen DeGeneres

234. “Being a teenager and figuring out who you are is hard enough without someone attacking you.”

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235. “Some of the most devastating things that happen to you will teach you the most.”

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236. “Who needs sleep? I laugh in the face of sleep!”

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237. “Catch-and-release, that’s like running down pedestrians in your car and then, when they get up and limp away, saying – ‘Off you go! That’s fine. I just wanted to see if I could hit you.’”

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238. “You have to have funny faces and words, you can’t just have words. It is a powerful thing, and I think that’s why it’s hard for people to imagine that women can do that, be that powerful.”

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239. “I think people need to laugh everyday. Whether the economy is good or bad, I think the most important thing is to laugh and to feel positive, if you are laughing at something positive. But if you are laughing at mean jokes then it’s a wash.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

240. “I’m so unfamiliar with the gym, I call it James!”

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

— Ellen DeGeneres

242. “Have you seen the deer heads on the walls of bars, the ones wearing party hats, sunglasses and streamers? I feel sorry for them because obviously they were at a party having a good time...”

— Ellen DeGeneres

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

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244. “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.”

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

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246. “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.”

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247. “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.”

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248. “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.”

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249. “Just go up to somebody on the street and say ‘You’re it!’ and then run away.”

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250. “I was raised that you don’t use something nice until there’s someplace to go.”

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