Ellen DeGeneres

"Be yourself, everyone else is already taken"

"Sometimes you just have to take the leap and build your wings on the way down"

"When you take risks you learn that there will be funny people in your path and tough people in your path but you have to keep going"

"Do things that make you happy within the confines of the legal system"

"I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her"

"My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada"

"If you really want to torture me, sit in silence next to me in a car"

"Find out who you are and be that person. That's what I know for sure"

"I'm just trying to change the world, one joke at a time"

"The thing that I have to say to my kids is, 'It's not about how many people like you or follow you, so just be yourself and make sure you're being kind"

"I learned that you can make mistakes and that's okay"

"Just keep swimming"

"It's our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting"

"Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher"

"I do what I have to do, to do what I want to do"

"Be kind to one another"

"Dream big and dare to fail"

"You have to surround yourself with people who believe in your vision"

"Don't give up on your dreams"

"The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are"

"You throw the best parties"

"I used to say 'I want to change the world' but then I realized I can't change the world. I can only change me"

"Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life"

"My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now. We don't know where she is"

"The truth is, I need you all to keep my ego in check"

"Stand up for what you believe in even if it means standing alone"

"Everything you want is on the other side of fear"

"Life is a journey, and I want to make mine meaningful"

"Helping people is something I've always wanted to do"

"I always want to be honest with my audience"