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.
—Ellen DeGeneres
Topics: Light
Friends will write me letters. They run out of room on the front of the letter. They write “over” on the bottom of the letter. Like I’m that much of a moron. Like I need that there. Because if it wasn’t there, I’d get to the bottom of the page: “And so Kathy and I went shopping and we..”. That’s the craziest thing! I don’t know why she would just end it that way.
—Ellen DeGeneres
Topics: Letters
My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She’s ninety-three today and we don’t know where the hell she is.
—Ellen DeGeneres
Topics: Walking, Health
The first person I learned I could make happy with laughter was my mother, whom I idolize. It was a powerful thing to realize. I knew I had found my life’s work.
—Ellen DeGeneres
Topics: Laughter
Be open to learning new lessons even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.
—Ellen DeGeneres
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