Ellen DeGeneres

"Be the change you want to see in the world."

"Your perspective shapes your reality."

"Invest in yourself and your happiness."

"Life rewards those who are true to themselves."

"Celebrate the small victories."

"You have the power to create your own destiny."

"What you think, you become."

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

"It's our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."

"Find out who you are and be that person. That's what I'd encourage everybody to do."

"When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are fine."

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

"The only thing that scares me more than change is the lack of it."

"You have to surround yourself with people that you trust, and that you know want the best for you."

"Just go with the flow. Don't think so much about everything."

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

"I really think that being yourself, being honest about who you are, is the most powerful thing you can do."

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes."

"I always want to go back to that moment when I'm talking to somebody and I could see that thing happen in their eyes where they just light up."

"Follow your passion. It will lead you to your purpose."

"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. And balance is about being kind to yourself."

"If you really want something, you work for it."

"You're not going to be happy all the time. And that's okay."

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

"Why do we need to separate things? Why can't we just be who we are?"

"I do my thing and you do yours. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not here to live up to mine."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Stop trying to be perfect. You don't have to be perfect to be amazing."

"I'm a work in progress."