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The reason I do what I do is because I was influenced by Steve Martin, by Woody Allen, by Bob Newhart, by Carol Burnett, by Lucille Ball.

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: Allen Ball Because Bob Burnett Carol Carol Burnett Influenced Lucille Martin Reason Steve Steve Martin Woody Woody Allen

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I used to beat myself up about weight and working out, and no matter what I did I never felt good about myself. I decided to accept myself and know that I am good.

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: About Accept Am Beat Decided Did Felt Good Know Matter Myself Never Out Up Used Weight Working I Am

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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

Topics: Aggressive Comedy Going Hard Kind Lifestyle Like Live Lot Nurturing Place Really Room Say Until Very Wait Women Women Are Would Writer

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For some reason, we can't just enjoy somebody else's success. Somehow, that's going to affect us. If they have more, then I have less - and I don't know why.

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: Affect Else Enjoy Going Just Know Less More Reason Some Somebody Somehow Success Then Us Why

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I didn't grow up in a house - we moved a lot, and we always lived in apartments. But we looked a lot; we went to open houses almost every weekend. I think that's why I always wanted a house.

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: Almost Always Apartments Every Grow Grow Up House Houses Lived Looked Lot Moved Open Think Up Wanted Weekend Why I Think

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I never buy a house thinking that I'm going to sell it.

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: Buy Going House Never Sell Thinking

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Hosting the Oscars is pretty much the scariest thing you can do. To me, this is right up there with bungee jumping!

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: Hosting Jumping Me Much Oscars Pretty Right Scariest Thing Up You

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I think everybody should have the same anger towards the injustice that's happening and the hatred that's happening, and just fight it with love and compassion.

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: Anger Compassion Everybody Fight Happening Hatred Injustice Just Love Same Should Think Towards I Think

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You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is.

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: Day Five Grandmother Hell Know Miles Shape She Started Stay Today Walking Where You

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

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: Around Come Gay People Raised Us Where You I Was Raised

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: January 26th, 1958

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