Ellen DeGeneres : (4) " I am saddened by how people treat one another and how we are so shut off from one another and how we judge one another, when the truth is, we are all one connected thing. We are all from the same exact molecules. " - Ellen DeGeneres " I say always follow your passion, no matter what, because even if it’s not the same financial success, it’ll lead you to the money that’ll make you the happiest. " - Ellen DeGeneres " The first time probably people really were aware of me, I unfortunately had the title of Showtime’s Funniest Person in America. And that’s a really tough title to travel around with when you’re not even known. " - Ellen DeGeneres " People always ask me, ‘Were you funny as a child?’ Well, no, I was an accountant. " - Ellen DeGeneres