Ellen DeGeneres Quotes

Be brave. Be open-minded. Be kind. Be forgiving. Be generous. Be optimistic. Be grateful for the many unexpected lessons you will learn. Find the joy inside the hardship. It's there. I assure you. And, too, be open to inspiration from unlikely sources.

I'm not that big, physically. I'm just big where it counts - I got a big heart!

I would like to show that I have a heart, that I am a human being and I have feelings. And to be this kind of role model, not only for beauty pageants but also for life.

Love and compassion don't at all have to make us weak, or lead us to losing discernment and vision. We just have to learn how to find them. And see, in truth, what they bring us.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

A beautiful person is someone who stays true to themselves and their spirit; someone who is self-confident and can make you smile.

Behaving like a princess is work. It's not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown. It's more about how you are inside.

I'm extremely compassionate, loving, all of those warm fuzzy things, but the outer shell doesn't project that all the time.

I realized a while back that I have an innate ability to be compassionate, and I saw that the strength of compassion is something that healers have and healers use.'

I'm so tough and so bad, I can be humble and lift another guy up.

No beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart.

Humility is important.

I have some people in my life who are stunning on the outside but maybe not as beautiful on the inside and I have people in my life who are such lovely people so I see them as being really beautiful.

I have to work hard to show people that I'm more than what they see physically; that I'm talented, and that I care and have empathy for people.

I know it sounds corny, but I look for a girl that has a beautiful personality on the inside.

The most valuable things in life are priceless. They are courage, compassion, wisdom, respect for ourselves and others, and a host of characteristics that we call the beauty of the human spirit.

Be kind to yourself and others. Come from love every moment you can.

I don't recognize hate, I don't recognize bitterness, I don't recognize jealousy, I don't recognize greed. I don't give them power. They don't exist to me.

I would ask everyone to remember, in any situation we are experiencing, that we can come from a place of fear or love. I would say, however uncomfortable it may be sometimes to get to that root, to please take that extra time and courage to come from a place of love.

Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I'm also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.

Simply be the qualities you seek in others.

I've always had a knowing that being kind is a lot more effective than being angry. And being generous has always been a characteristic I've had; whatever I've had, I've always been willing to give away. Those are best spiritual qualities.

I have always stressed to my girls that outer beauty fades but inner beauty lasts forever. Simple things like smiling and looking people in the eye could change someone's bad day into a good one. My mom always said that beauty is as beauty does, and I'm sure it will pass along to all the future generations of our family.

No matter what, we always have the power to choose hope over despair, engagement over apathy, kindness over indifference, love over hate.

I'm not 6'3, 6'4, but I got a big heart, and that's it.