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When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that bei

When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous then everyone would love me. – Ellen DeGeneres

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Comedy can be, especially in a writers room, really aggressive, kind of a very male-dominated room, and it would be hard for women. Its not a nurturing place. Its not like a lot of women are going to say, I cant wait to live that lifestyle and be in a writers room until 2 or 3 a.m. – Ellen DeGeneres

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I had everything Id hoped for, but I wasnt being myself. So I decided to be honest about who I was. It was strange: The people who loved me for being funny suddenly didnt like me for being… me. – Ellen DeGeneres

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I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego. I believe were all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose… When you connect with that love and that compassion, thats when everything unfolds. – Ellen DeGeneres

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I really dont know anything else because my brothers were famous when I was two years old. So I know nothing else, no other life. – Janet Jackson

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I totally related to Cole Porters magnetic pull to any piano that was in the room, which he was famous for doing, as was Gershwin. You couldnt drag them away from a piano. – Kevin Kline

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At the time when this famous historical battle was fought in Kosovo, the people were looking at the stars, expecting aid from them. Now, six centuries later, they are looking at the stars again, waiting to conquer them. – Slobodan Milosevic

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Forget about being world famous, its hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the supermarket to acknowledge our existence. – Doug Coupland

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