Angelina Jolie

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

- Angelina Jolie

"I have lived over a decade now without a mom. She met only a few of her grandchildren and was often too sick to play with them. My mother fought the disease for a decade and made it into her 50s. My grandmother died in her 40s. I'm hoping my choices allow me to live a bit longer."

- Angelina Jolie

"Sometimes, when I want to take on the world, I try to remember that it’s just as important to sit down and ask my son how he’s feeling or talk to him about life."

- Angelina Jolie

"I think our scars remind us of what we have overcome. They are part of what makes each of us unique. That diversity is one of the things that is most beautiful about human existence."

- Angelina Jolie

"Figure out who are you 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. With that, you can do anything else."

- Angelina Jolie

"Some people say you are going the wrong way, when it’s simply a way of your own."

- Angelina Jolie

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

- Angelina Jolie

"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."

- Angelina Jolie

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

- Angelina Jolie

"I don’t need a cleaning schedule. I have kids; they make messes on their own schedule."

- Angelina Jolie

"It's hard to be clear about who you are when you are carrying around a bunch of baggage from the past."

- Angelina Jolie

"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."

- Angelina Jolie

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

- Angelina Jolie

"There is no greater pillar of stability than a strong, free and educated woman"

- Angelina Jolie

"He's my little boy, but he's the might that sustains me."

- Angelina Jolie

"But it is possible to take control and tackle head-on any health issue. You can seek advice, learn about the options and make choices that are right for you. Knowledge is power."

- Angelina Jolie

"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."

- Angelina Jolie

"We must send a message across the world that there is no disgrace in being a survivor of sexual violence—the shame is on the aggressor."

- Angelina Jolie

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

- Angelina Jolie

"I see myself as mom first. I’m so lucky to have that role in life. The world can like me, hate me or fall apart around me and at least I wake up with my kids and I’m happy."

- Angelina Jolie

"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."

- Angelina Jolie