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.
Interpretation
The quote humorously critiques the inconsistency in how we display beauty, contrasting the trophy of a deer with personal photographs of loved ones.
Ellen Degeneres's quote cleverly highlights the irony in the way people display trophies of hunted animals, like deer heads, as symbols of beauty, while she prefers to keep memories of her family in photographs. It suggests a deeper consideration of what we value and choose to exhibit in our lives, poking fun at how societal norms may prioritize certain types of beauty over more personal connections.
In practice
In a comedy show discussing what beauty means in society.
Now,I'm no scientist,but I know what endorphins are. They're tiny little magical elves that swim through your blood stream and tell funny jokes to each other. When they reach your brain,you hear what they're saying and that boosts your health and happiness. "Knock Knock... Who's There?.. Little endorphin... Little endorphin who?... Little Endorphin Annie." And then the endorphins laugh and then you laugh. See? Its Science.
Find out who you are and be that person. That's what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.
When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous then everyone would love me.
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If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn't done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So, rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit's eyes, they should throw it in Charles Manson's eyes and ask him if it hurts.
I think beauty comes from actually knowing who you are. That's real beauty to me.
There are two kinds of music; German music and bad music.
You have to have a passionate opinion; otherwise you sound false. You end up telling the audience jokes they've already heard.
Dogs need to sniff the ground; it's how they keep abreast of current events. The ground is a giant dog newspaper, containing all kinds of late-breaking dog news items, which, if they are especially urgent, are often continued in the next yard.
Nobody likes to see a stupid guy wise up.
Only the unimaginative can fail to find a reason for drinking Champagne
I'm standing behind a wall of jokes. You don't know about my personal life, my girlfriends, or what I do when I'm not on the road. There's this guy, this comedian, and this is how he thinks, but people really don't know anything about me.
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