It’s failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.

More quotes by Ellen DeGeneres

View all
"Romance often begins by a splashing waterfall and ends over a leaky sink."

- Ellen DeGeneres

Love

"I believe we’re all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose."

- Ellen DeGeneres

Belief

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

- Ellen DeGeneres

Balance

"We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that."

- Ellen DeGeneres

Compassion

"Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values."

- Ellen DeGeneres

Compassion

More Success Quotes

View all
"The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck."

- Tony Robbins

Success

"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."

- Beverly Sills

Success

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."

- Aristotle

Success

"I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse."

- Florence Nightingale

Success

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence."

- Vince Lombardi

Success