Angelina Jolie Quotes

The center of my life is my kids, I woke up at 3 in the morning with four kids with jet lag and two babies. I put myself together for a few hours and go out. And then I go home. This is my job.

Some people go shopping - I cut myself.

I don't see myself as beautiful, because I can see a lot of flaws.

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 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.

It is not enough to defend our values at home, in our newspapers and in our institutions. We also have to defend them in the refugee camps of the Middle East, and the ruined ghost towns of Syria.

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

Anything that feels good couldn't possibly be bad.

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

I like the feeling of being dominated. It actually makes me feel safe as opposed to challenged.

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 do have tatoos, and I do wear leather, but there are other sides of me, that my film express.

I like the feeling of being dominated

I'd like there to be less refugees. I'd like all girls to go to school. That's what we need to be thinking about, and working on making our own families good and strong and our own kids happy.

I always play women I would date.

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

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

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

I'm getting a wrinkle above my eyebrow because I just can't stop lifting it, and I love that you know.

Never send a boy to do a woman's job.

Therapy? I don't need that. The roles that I choose are my therapy.

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

I don't do things that are comedic. This is such a crazy idea.

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

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!

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

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

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.

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.

First and foremost comes my family and my life with Brad. We have so much joy in raising our children and teaching them about the world that nothing really compares to that.

It's all or nothing with my makeup. If I get dressed up, I'll go to an extreme. I'll wear foundation, bright blue or bright red lipstick with one of my weird purple wigs.

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

There's people constantly asking you for something on set, so the multi-tasking of motherhood transfers very well to being a director. And I think you're compassionate.

I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing.

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...

Over 20 million children of conflict are out of school. Education is often forgotten.

I don't really send text messages. I rarely carry my phone. I occasionally check messages at the end of the night, but I don't carry it around.

I never felt settled or calm. You can't really commit to life when you feel that.

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.

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

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.

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

Family is what grounds you.

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!

I'm happy being myself, which I've never been before. I always hid in other people, or tried to find myself through the characters, or live out their lives, but I didn't have those things in mine.

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

If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they do.

If anybody comes into my home and tries to hurt my kids, I've no problem shooting them.