Angelina Jolie

"If you don't have skin in the game, you don't have a leg to stand on."

"Do what you believe in, and believe in what you do."

"I'm taking all the bad things that have happened to me in my life and I'm going to try to turn them into something good."

"Nothing is a waste if you use the experience wisely."

"I think the most important thing is just to keep moving and to keep challenging yourself."

"You don't have to be born beautiful to be beautiful."

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

"I've never been the ingénue. I've always been more of a character actor."

"Failure is not falling down, it's not getting back up."

"I think it's important that we all try to give back in our own way."

"We all have different challenges and obstacles to overcome. That's what makes us human."

"I'm not someone who gives up."

"Good friends, good books, a sleepy conscience: that is an ideal life."

"You take on the responsibility of the voice of so many people."

"I believe that education is the foundation of any society."

"I wanted to make sure that the first time my child looked at his mother, he was in a place that felt safe and secure."

"Life has been hard in the past, as it's hard for everybody, but the beauty of it has been that I've had more friends by my side."

"I'm very grateful for the life I have now."

"I think every parent makes mistakes. That's part of being a parent."

"There's something about the passion and the romance of people who take what they do very seriously."

"I would like to think I'm a good parent."

"I'm very close with my children."

"I respect people who take the time to understand something."

"I believe that we are fundamentally equal as human beings."

"I got a cold reading for Hackers and had no idea what it was about, but I was in between jobs and needed to do something."

"I've moved on to doing some other things."

"I think it's important to understand where you come from."

"I believe in second chances."

"I'm drawn to playing characters that have complex emotions."

"I think it's important to be present for the people you love."