#tan

People always ask me, 'Were you funny as a child?' Well, no, I was an accountant. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#accountant #always #ask #child #i

The moral issue here is whether the United States Congress is going to stand in the way of science and preclude scientists from doing lifesaving research. ↗

— Rosa DeLauro

#doing #going #here #issue #moral

No matter how popular you are as a stand-up - you can go out and fill a 10,000-seat arena and be smart and funny - it's delicate to host an awards show and know where your place is and know that it's not about you, that it's about the people who are nominated, and respect that, but at the same time have your moment to show them who you are. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#arena #awards #delicate #fill #funny

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

#after #around #asking #bathed #been

The only thing I really recommend, if you're starting out in stand-up is to not try to copy anybody else. You can be influenced by people. I was influenced by Steve Martin and Bob Newhart and Woody Allen, but I never tried to be someone else. I always tried to be myself. And the reason people are successful is they're unique. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#always #anybody #bob #copy #else

There would be nothing to get me to run for president. I don't even understand how anyone would want that job at all. Although I would be able to play golf which I don't seem to have time now. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#although #anyone #even #get #golf

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. I'd say yes when I wanted to say no, and I even wore a few dresses. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#doing #dresses #even #everyone #few

Sex? Unfortunately, as you get older - and I shouldn't admit this - there are other things that become more important in your daily life. ↗

— Alex Trebek

#become #daily #daily life #get #i

It's easy to demonize from a distance. ↗

— Rick Warren

#distance #easy

The writer is the person who stands outside society, independent of affiliation and independent of influence. ↗

— Don DeLillo

#independent #influence #outside #person #society