Ellen DeGeneres's Quote - While I was doing stand-up, I thought I knew for sure that success

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While I was doing stand-up, I thought I knew for sure that success meant getting everyone to like me. So I became whoever I thought people wanted me to be. Id say yes when I wanted to say no, and I even wore a few dresses. – 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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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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My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She’s ninety-seven now, and we don’t know where the hell she is. – Ellen DeGeneres

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