Angelina jolie quotes

If you ask people what they've always wanted to do, most people haven't done it. That breaks my heart.

They're right to think that about me, because I'm the person most likely to sleep with my female fans, I genuinely love other women. And I think they know that.

I've realized that being happy is a choice. You never want to rub anybody the wrong way or not be fun to be around, but you have to be happy. When I get logical and I don't trust my instincts - Thats when I get in trouble.

Children teach you so much. You take another look at life when you have a child. Everything is new again for you. They ground you.

Without pain, there would be no suffering, without suffering we would never learn from our mistakes. To make it right, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, without it, there is no way of life.

I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place. I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess.

When other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers I kind of wanted to be a vampire.

Everyone can help. We can educate ourselves and our children about other countries and cultures. We have a responsibility to be aware of others and I believe this will inspire the individual way each person can make their difference.

Progress is slow, it is uneven, it is fragile and in some parts of the world it is being erased.

Refugees have done more for my heart and my spirit than I can ever express in words.

Make bold choices and make mistakes. It's all those things that add up to the person you become.

I want to take time to understand life. I want to travel. I want to be a better person, a better Mom. I want to do something good with my life.

There is no greater pillar of stability than a strong, free and educated woman, and there is no more inspiring role model than a man who respects and cherishes women and champions their leadership.

What nourishes me also destroys me.

I think that we come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. Raise kids. Have a good life. Be a good friend. And try to be completely who you are.

I like the feeling of being dominated

When someone loves you, and when you make someone happy, you suddenly start to feel the most beautiful person in the world.

People will always say all sorts of stuff. Let them. I'm enjoying my life

I never thought I'd have children; I never thought I'd be in love, I never thought I'd meet the right person. Having come from a broken home - you kind of accept that certain things feel like a fairy tale, and you just don't look for them.

It's better to have nobody, than to have someone who is half there, or doesn't want to be there

I do believe in the old saying 'What does not kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.

I always felt caged, closed in, like I was punching at things that weren't there. I always had too much energy for the room I was in.

To do something good, it has to scare you.

Cause a little trouble. It’s good for you.

No, no, no, I've just grown up too much to be hurt by what people's opinion of my love life is.

If every choice you make comes from an honest place, you’re solid and nothing anybody can say about you can rock you or change your opinion. It doesn’t shake me because I know why I do the things I do and I know I come from a good place and so people can judge me however they wish. But I know I’ll continue to do the best I can and be the best I can.

I'm able to be very effective because I'm not a Democrat, I'm not a Republican. So, I'm not tied, and I'd never want to be tied to anything, to some constituency that I would have to answer to.

I'm not somebody that thinks about destiny and fate, but I don't walk away from it when something unfolds.

I'm not going to say how, specifically, but I will continue to speak out about human rights and freedoms. Absolutely. We can speak out about what we are angry about, but the most important thing is to try and help people understand the reality and not be blinded by something that is not the truth.

If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception of me.

Arabs and Mulims are not terrorists.The world should unite against Israel.

I always play women I would date.

I'm always doing something. I never shut my brain off.

I'm with a man who's evolved enough to look at my body and see it as more beautiful because of the journey it has taken.

It's probably not an accident that the films that I care about happen to be about issues that matter to me, stories that I want to tell. If you're going to spend two years of your life on something it has to matter to you, you have to be passionate about it.

I just started to see the world as it really is and it completely shocked me and changed my opinion on everything.. on life and my values and certainly my own sense of self.

I don't see myself as beautiful, because I can see a lot of flaws. People have really odd opinions. They tell me I'm skinny, as if that's supposed to make me happy.

Anytime I feel lost, I pull out a map and stare. I stare until I have reminded myself that life is a giant adventure, so much to do, to see.

Children should be allowed to express themselves in whatever way they wish without anybody judging them because it is an important part of their growth... Society always has something to learn when it comes to the way we judge each other, label each other. We have far to go.

Nothing would mean anything if I didn't live a life of use to others.

If every choice you make comes from an honest place, you're solid, and nothing anybody can say about you can rock you or change your opinion

I want to be outspoken! I want to say my opinions and I hope they’re taken in the right way. I don’t want to stop being free ... and I won’t...

There doesn't need to be a God for me. There's something in people that's spiritual, that's godlike. I don't feel like doing things just because people say things, but I also don't really know if it's better to just not believe in anything, either.

I respect all religions. What I don't respect is when people use religion to attack others. I've met people across the world, in the middle of nowhere, who are just trying to survive and all they have is religion. In some why, it helps them, and I wouldn't take it away from them. There are also people who use to to hate and kill. I don't consider them religious people.

All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what's sexy or cool or tough.

It's easier to be with somebody. But it's better to be single if you're with the wrong person.

There is no shame in being a survivor of sexual violence. The shame is on the aggressor.

I don't believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, and don't judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free.

Every day we choose who we are by how we define ourselves.

Oh, God, I struggle with low self-esteem all the time! I think everyone does. I have so much wrong with me, it's unbelievable!

Love should be that person that inspires you to be a better person.

Don't fit in, don't sit still, don't ever try to be less than what you are...

I believe the only people that should be around a child and raising a child are people who absolutely, 100 percent love that child

A Single journey can change the course of a life.

Of course {I'm bisexual}. If I fell in love with a woman tomorrow, would I feel that it's okay to want to kiss and touch her? If I fell in love with her? Absolutely! Yes!

I am a strong believer that without justice, there is no peace. No lasting peace, anyway.

I think we should try to be responsible and educate ourselves. I'm simply doing that and traveling, learning first hand, and seeing first hand what's going on.

Acting helped me as I was growing up. It helped me learn about myself, helped me travel, helped me understand life, express myself, all those wonderful things. So I'm very, very grateful; it's a fun job. It's a luxury.

There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.

We need to be open minded to understand that there are lots of different levels of things going on and we shouldn't be so quick to judge - and certainly not to judge a whole race, a whole religion or a whole people - and a lot of that is going on.

It's just such a freeing thing to set these great challenges for yourself, to travel, to learn more about the world, to just go out there and get crazy and get free and get strong.

I am the kind of person who doesn't recognize borders. I don't understand why we think it is okay to keep someone within one border when they are unable to feed their family when they could be getting help somewhere else. I don't see people as different so I don't understand the idea of borders in this world.

I've realized that being happy is a choice.

I like to hide behind the characters I play.

No matter what you have gone through in your youth, it is about who you choose to be in life. You can define your own destiny. You can be stronger than a very difficult past and overcome it.

It's a natural thing for a child to lose a parent. I lost my mom too young but it happened. And I'm happy she's out of pain, 'cause I love her and she's my friend.

What's risky is living your life and never trying for anything and never doing something brave and never getting yourself scared.

Life comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of.

We cannot close ourselves off to information and ignore the fact that millions of people are out there suffering.

I just stay healthy all year round. I try to feel good in my skin. For me, I have trained in ballet my whole life so my body really feels best when I feel strong and tight and toned, and I think that comes from years and years of constant training as a ballerina. Leading up to the show, getting out there in your underwear, you just want to feel your best mainly in your head than more anything else. Obviously you want to feel good physically too, so it's more just in your head, pushing yourself, approaching this challenge and taking the opportunity to push yourself a little further.

I need someone physically stronger than me.... I am always on top. It's really unfortunate. I am begging for the man that can put me on the bottom. Or the woman. Anybody that can take me down.

Love - is when you wish all the best to the people you love, when you put their interests and well-being above their own. Always.

You'd think, 'What if I make a mistake today, I'll regret it'. I don’t believe in regret, I feel everything leads us to where we are and we have to just jump forward, mean well, commit and just see what happens.

I don't think the money people in Hollywood have ever thought I was normal, but I am dedicated to my work and that's what counts.

What is it that turns people into artists? It often comes from some kind of pain or angst, a need to understand or express something. It very rarely comes from confidence, being raised by parents who want to hear what you have to say and wants to encourage you.

Happy endings are just stories that haven't finished yet.

When I was little, like Maleficent, I was told that I was different - and I felt out of place, and too loud, too full of fire, never good at sitting still, never good at fitting in. And then one day I realized something, something I hope you all realize. Different is good.

I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.

I would start drinking something terrible if I were in a situation where I was surrounded by lies or quiet or secrets. It's just not a real life.

Barefoot or first thing in the morning, I feel beautiful. I didn't always feel that way, but I feel that way now. When somebody loves you, and when you make somebody else happy, when your presence seems to make them happy, you suddenly feel like the most beautiful person in the world.

If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is.

I've told Billy [Bob Thornton] if I ever caught him cheating, I wouldn't kill him because I love his children and they need a dad. But I would beat him up. I know where all of his sports injuries are.

I've never lived my life in the opinion of others. I believe I'm a good person. I believe I'm a good mom. But that's for my kids to decide, not for the world.

Different is good. When someone tells you that you are different, smile and hold your head up and be proud.

Brad [Pitt] and I have never wanted our kids to be actors. We've never talked about it. But, we also want them to be around film and be a part of mommy and daddy's life, and for it not to be kept from it either. We just want them to have a good, healthy relationship with it.

Just start off with the same goals in mind. If you have the same values, same goals then you'll be on track for the same future.

The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I can't have those things then I feel like a caged animal and I'd rather not be in a cage. I'd rather be dead. And it's real simple. And I think it's not that uncommon.

All of us would like to believe that if we were in a bad situation someone would help us.

The only way to have a life is to commit to it like crazy.

I'm trying to find things that are extremely challenging or mean something to me deeply.

Acting is not pretending or lying. It's finding a side of yourself that's the character and ignoring your other sides. And there's a side of me that wonders what's wrong with being completely honest.

You know, more children die under the age of five when the parents are not educated.

We cannot look at Syria, and the evil that has arisen from the ashes of indecision, and think this is not the lowest point in the world's inability to protect and defend the innocent.

If you become aware of a public self, you're in danger of becoming a very artificial person.

I'm very happy and very excited when my adrenalin is going.

If you have enough people sitting around telling you you're wonderful, then you start believing you're fabulous, then someone tells you you stink and you believe that too!

If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is. You might never find out that you are useful for all the right reasons - and not all those stupid things that people tell you you're useful for.

Anything that feels good couldn't possibly be bad.

You can seek advice, learn about the options and make choices that are right for you. Knowledge is power.

I actually feel that women in my position, when we have all at our disposal to help us, shouldn't complain when we consider all of the people who are really struggling, who don't have the financial means, who don't have the support, and so many people are single raising children - that's hard.

I can tell my children that they don't need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer.

We have a responsibility to be aware of others.

I learned a lot from Clint [Eastwood], who's an extremely economic director. I learned a lot from Michael Winterbottom, who really gave a lot of trust in the actors and allowed them to live in the space instead of trying to manipulate and make it too set and too staged. Working with [Robert] De Niro taught me a lot of being an actors' director and what that is. I've learned a lot from pretty much everybody. Hopefully I've picked up something from everybody I've worked with.

He's amazing. He's a really dedicated father. I feel very blessed that every day I wake up and I live with my favourite people in the world, as well as my best friend.

The sun doesn't lose its beauty when covered by the clouds. The same way your beauty doesn't fade when being covered by Hijab

Nature is about balance. All the world comes in pairs - Yin and Yang, right and wrong, men and women; whats pleasure without pain?

Be brave, be bold, be free.

I wonder why guys mistreat and disrespect girls. But then they expect life to hand them a good woman when they're older and ready to settle down?

People say that you're going the wrong way when it's simply a way of your own.

I realized that very young - that a life where you don't live to your full potential, or you don't experiment, or you're afraid, or you hesitate, or there are things you know you should do but you just don't get around to them, is a life that I'd be miserable living, and the only way to feel that I'm on the right path is just to be true to myself, whatever that may be, and that tends to come with stepping out of something that's maybe safe or traditional.

Love elevates. Love is what you live for.

Where ever I am I always find myself looking out the window wishing I was somewhere else.

Figure out who you are separate from your family, and the man or woman you're in a relationship with. Find who you are in this world and what you need to feel good alone. I think that's the most important thing in life. Find a sense of self because with that, you can do anything else.

It is not where you start out in life that counts the most, it is how you choose to face it.

I have so much in my life. I want to be of value to the world.

I'm odd looking. Sometimes I think I look like a funny muppet.

Love one person, take care of them until you die. You know, raise kids. Have a good life. Be a good friend. And try to be completely who you are. And figure out what you personally love. And like go after it with everything you've got no matter how much it takes.

It's hard to be clear about who you are when you are carrying around a bunch of baggage from the past. I've learned to let go and move more quickly into the next place.

People have two sides, a good side and a bad side, a past, a future. We must embrace both in someone we love.

I honestly want to help. I don't believe I feel differently from other people. I think we all want justice and equality, a chance for a life with meaning.

I need more sex, OK? Before I die I wanna taste everyone in the world.

I wanna better understand the world I live in, and I wanna be able to learn how to be more effective... I wanna learn and I wanna listen.

I'm very careful with my emotions, and I don't let them run free. If I'm upset, it's usually for a very good, very deep reason.

I never like being touched, ever. People used to say I held my breath when they were hugging me. I still do.

It may sound cliché, but when you feel beautiful and strong on the inside, it shows on the outside.