I was raised in an atmosphere of everythings fine. But as I got older, I was like, Well no, everythings not fine. There is stuff thats sad. I am a really sensitive person. I think I am too sensitive sometimes. – Ellen DeGeneres
I get those fleeting, beautiful moments of inner peace and stillness – and then the other 23 hours and 45 minutes of the day, Im a human trying to make it through in this world. – Ellen DeGeneres
Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody elses expense. And I find that thats just a form of bullying in a major way. So I want to be an example that you can be funny and be kind, and make people laugh without hurting somebody elses feelings. – Ellen DeGeneres
People always ask me, Were you funny as a child? Well, no, I was an accountant. – Ellen DeGeneres
When you look at a family, if you have a family that never interacts with each other, never has strong conversation with each other, never has disagreements, nine times out of ten you have a very cold family and theyre not going to be, at the end, theyre not going to be close. – Mike Singletary