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I had everything I'd hoped for, but I wasn't being myself. So I decided to be honest about who I was. It was strange: The people who loved me for being funny suddenly didn't like me for being... me.

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: About Being Being Funny Being Myself Decided Everything Funny Had Honest Hoped Like Loved Me Myself People Strange Suddenly To Be Honest Who

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Right before I decided to come out, I went on a spiritual retreat called 'Changing the Inner Dialogue of Your Subconscious Mind.' I'd never been to anything like it before, and all my friends were taking bets on how long I'd last with no TV, no radio, no phone. But for me that was the beginning of paying attention to all the little things.

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: All My Friends Anything Attention Been Before Beginning Bets Changing Come Decided Dialogue Friends How Inner Last Like Little Little Things Long Me Mind Never Out Paying Phone Radio Retreat Right Spiritual Subconscious Subconscious Mind Taking Things Tv Were Your

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Yeah I'm thirty-six, but on the show I'm thirty-two. Nobody wants to watch a thirty-six year old woman, so they decided to make me thirty-two. Much more appealing somehow.

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: Appealing Decided Make Me More Much Nobody Old Old Woman Show Somehow Wants Watch Woman Yeah Year

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People are constantly asking Portia and me if we are going to have children. We thought about it. We love to be around children after they've been fed and bathed. But we ultimately decided that we don't want children of our own. There is far too much glass in our house.

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: About After Around Asking Been Children Constantly Decided Far Fed Glass Going House Love Me Much Our Own People Thought Too Too Much Ultimately Want

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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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I started doing sculpture in 1959. I had no commissions then. They were painted, similar in style to the paintings... At a certain point, I decided I didn't want an edge between two colors, I wanted color differences in literal space.

~Ellsworth Kelly

Topics: Between Certain Certain Point Color Colors Decided Differences Doing Edge Had Literal Painted Paintings Point Sculpture Similar Space Started Style Then Two Want Wanted Were

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I decided to write Westerns because there was a terrific market for Westerns in the '50s. There were a lot of pulp magazines, like 'Dime Western' and '10 Story Western' that were still being published. The better ones paid two cents a word. And I thought, 'I like Westerns.'

~Elmore Leonard

Topics: Because Being Better Cents Decided Dime Like Lot Magazines Market Paid Published Pulp Still Story Terrific Thought Two Were Western Westerns Word Write

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I have been trying to find out exactly when listeners and performers decided that applause between movements would not be allowed, but nobody seems to have been willing to admit that they were the culprit.

~Emanuel Ax

Topics: Admit Allowed Applause Been Between Decided Exactly Find Listeners Movements Nobody Out Performers Seems Trying Were Willing Would

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When I first decided to open a restaurant, I was turned down by several banks. It was the late 80's and many restaurants were failing. I refused to give up because I knew I had a good concept.

~Emeril Lagasse

Topics: Banks Because Concept Decided Down Failing First Give Good Had Knew Late Many Open Refused Restaurant Restaurants Several Turned Up Were

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A young Brit girl with no theatre experience decided to take on an iconic American role on Broadway. Maybe I should have thought that through?

~Emilia Clarke

Topics: American Broadway Decided Experience Girl Iconic Maybe Role Should Take Theatre Thought Through Young

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