Ellen DeGeneres Quotes

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

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GoodMyselfI AmKnowAcceptMatter

Pablo Picasso, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Hemingway, Mel Gibson, Lou Reed, Norman Mailer, Vanessa Redgrave, Van Morrison - each is distinguished by controversies unrelated to his or her art; by many accounts, some of them are not nice people at all.

Steve Erickson

ArtPeopleNiceHerSomeMany

A good vacation for me is going to warm weather. Being able to go outside, in the sun, hit the beach, play outside sports. Being active outside. Going swimming, hanging by the pool, having a couple drinks, having a couple of your close buddies around, and just having a blast.

Rob Gronkowski

GoodSportsBeachVacationSunMe

I think there are people, and I do not mean this to be disparaging, there are people like Jay Mohr and Jeremy Piven where they just give you that vibe, 'This guy's going to play someone a little venal.'

Rob Thomas

PeopleThinkSomeoneYouPlayMean

It is hard to miss the irony in the fact that the very same week that Republicans were publicly heralding Congressman Paul Ryan's plan to inject market forces into the American health care system, they were crafting a budget deal to strip them from the health reform law.

Ron Wyden

HealthLawCareAmericanPlanWeek

I'm sure that my parents' behavior has entered my work, I'm sorry to say. I don't think you need to have a difficult childhood to be funny, but it helps.

Roz Chast

WorkFunnyChildhoodParentsSorry

It's great to watch people come up and help mold their careers. I really took it literal when Kanye said, 'Listen to the kids, bruh.' That really means something.

Mike Dean

GreatPeopleHelpSaidListenUp

Finding great training, I think, is number one. I did a lot of research and found really great teachers, and it just takes - I took a year off from school and did independent studies so that I could devote all of my time to it. But I think that training is the key, definitely, and it's not a sport.

Misty Copeland

GreatTimeTrainingSchoolResearch

I went through various stages in my childhood, as we all do, various stages of obsessions with people and things. And I did. I wanted to be the first white Harlem Globetrotter.

Johnny Depp

ChildhoodPeopleWhiteFirstThrough

I work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.

Denzel Washington

WorkWork HardEntertainmentNeed

Before I was married to Martin and became a King, I was a proud Scott, shaped by my mother's discernment and my father's strength.

Coretta Scott King

StrengthFatherMotherKingProud

The opportunism of electoral politics makes people lie to each other.

Boots Riley

PoliticsLiePeopleElectoralMakes

I've always been a leader. If someone was getting picked on in school, I'd try to deflate that situation by inviting that kid to eat lunch with me. I've always tried to be a uniter.

Brock Osweiler

LeaderSchoolMeLunchSomeoneTry

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