Ellen DeGeneres

But I do believe that’s when you do your soul-searching. I think when you have these trials that life gives you, it is an opportunity to find out who you are. Not just who you are when everything’s great, but who are you when every thing is taken away from you and you have nothing.

Ellen DeGeneres

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.’

Ellen DeGeneres

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.

Ellen DeGeneres

Comedy can be, especially in a writer’s room, really aggressive, kind of a very male-dominated room, and it would be hard for women. It’s not a nurturing place. It’s not like a lot of women are going to say, I can’t wait to live that lifestyle and be in a writer’s room until 2 or 3 a.m.

Ellen DeGeneres

Designing is my hobby. If I didn’t do what I do for a living – at some point when I don’t do this for a living – I’ll probably just do design work. I love finding really special pieces of furniture.

Ellen DeGeneres

Despite all the labels, in most ways I’m really not different from anyone else. I guess if you had to label me, you could say I’m like the girl next door. I’m like the girl a few doors down.

Ellen DeGeneres

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

Ellen DeGeneres

Even before I knew I was gay, I knew I didn’t want to have a child. I knew I didn’t want to have one. I never want to have to release it from me. Listen, I love babies. I love children. And I melt when I’m around them. I also love my freedom and I love that I can sleep at night.

Ellen DeGeneres

Everybody always resolves to start exercising, but they never do. You know why? Because it’s January. Who wants to go jogging in the freezing cold?

Ellen DeGeneres

Faith is part of who I am, yes. I was raised Christian Scientist. The most important thing I saw every single week on the wall at Sunday school was the Golden Rule.

Ellen DeGeneres