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We Cannot Close Ourselves Off To Information And Ignore The Fact That Millions Of People Are Out There Suffering. 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. All Of Us Would Like To Believe That If We Were In A Bad Situation Someone Would Help Us.

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We Cannot Close Ourselves

Angelina Jolie

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We Cannot Close Ourselves Off To Information And Ignore The Fact That Millions Of People Are Out There Suffering. 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. All Of Us Would Like To Believe That If We Were In A Bad Situation Someone Would Help Us.

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Lots Of Friends

I'd Love To Have A Great Relationship With My Father. And Unfortunately... I Don't.

Great Relationship

My Earliest Memories Are Of My Brother, Pointing The Home Video Camera At Me And Saying, "c'mon, Ange, Give Us A Show!" Neither Of My Parents Ever Said, "be Quiet! Stop Talking!" I Remember My Father Looking Me In The Eye And Asking, "what Are You Thinking? What Are You Feeling?" That's What I Do In My Job Now - I Say. "ok, How Do I Feel About This?" And I Immediately Know, Because That's How I Grew Up.

If You Can Imagine The Area And The Land In Cambodia, I Mean There Are Hardly Any Roads In Big Parts Of The Country. The Roads They Have, In The Rainy Season, Become Just Mud. So, If You’re Somebody That Has Just One Leg, Or Blind With No Arms And You Have Children And You’re Trying To Work, And Earn Some Money, And Take Care Of Your Home, It’s Hard Enough To Be A Parent And Do All Of That Normally.

I'm Hopeful That Increased Awareness Of The Issues In Africa Will Bring About A New Wave Of Progress And Activism Among Young People Everywhere.

I Want To Work; Then, As My Kids Get Older, I Want To Have Adventures. I Want To Visit All Their Countries: Learn And Live Inside All Their Cultures.

And They're [coen Brothers] So Smart, They're So Witty, They Have Such An Extraordinary Way Of Communicating With An Audience In A Such A Clean Way - With Just A Few Lines Or Just A Gesture From A Character, They Say So Much.

I Had Never Held A Baby In My Life. I Was One Of Those Women - People Would Say, "do You Want To Hold My Baby?" And I Was Like "no ... "

And My Dad, You're A Great Actor But You're A Better Father.

I Never Felt Settled Or Calm. You Can't Really Commit To Life When You Feel That.

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 Can Tell My Children That They Don't Need To Fear They Will Lose Me To Breast Cancer.

I Think Every Teenager Is A Hero. When We Are Young We Feel So Much Pain. Go To School Is Like Going To War, People Let You Down All The Time. Sometimes It's Very, Very Difficult To Stay Strong, But You Have To.

The Most Upsetting Thing Is That The Us Is A Leader In The World, And If They Don't Sign, Then How Do You Expect To Convince Russian And China And Iran, Pakistan, All These Other Countries, To Sign? They Simply Won't. (the Us Government) Feels It's Against Their Constitutional Right To Bear Arms, Or They've Said That It's Needed In North And South Korea, On The Border. I Don't Think Any Of These Are Good Enough Excuses For The Damage.

There Was A Time When I Was Really Going To Give Up Acting-- Right After Foxfire. I Was Trying To Find Characters With A Certain Strength And Things Going On, But I Was Always Disappointed. Wallace Was The First Thing I Did Where I Felt Their Ideas Were Better Than Mine.

Each Person Can Make Their Difference.

I've Realized That Being Happy Is A Choice.

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...

We Talk About Orphanages, We Talk About Their Countries And Differences, And It’s A Source Of Excitement And Pride. I’ve Heard Maddox Explain To Zahara When They Are Talking About Pregnancy, ‘no, Zee, Remember, You Were In That Nice African Woman’s Belly. I Was In That Nice Cambodian Woman’.

The Side Of Fairytales I Don't Like Is That They Always Have Happy Endings, That There's Just Good And Evil, And Things Are Perfect. But Life Is A Little More Complicated, And That's What I Try To Teach My Kids.

Women And Girls Are Bearing The Brunt Of Extremists That Revel In Treating Them Barbarically. This Is Inextricably Linked To Our Overall Failure To Prevent And End Conflicts Worldwide, Which Is Causing Human Suffering On An Unprecedented Level.

I'm Shy To Call Myself A Director Still. When Someone Says, 'what Do You Do For A Living?' I Don't Know If I've Earned That.

For Anybody That Works In Any Kind Of Demining Or Any Kind Of Humanitarian Aid Work, There Is Danger And It's Always A High-risk Area [in Cambodia].

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.

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.

I Just Started Reading Lots Of Books And Then Called The United Nations And Asked If They Could Educate Me. The More I Got Involved, The More I Suddenly Began To Feel Useful As A Human Being And Felt Like I Was Finally Living As I Should Be.

Yeah, But Before Anything, I Think In 6 Years Somehow I've Grown Up To Have A Beautiful Home, 2 Beautiful Stepchildren, A Beautiful Husband, My Family Is Healthy And Happy. I'm Financially Ok And I Do What I Love For A Living. That's What I Think, And I Think God, How Did I Get So Lucky.

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 Eat Steamed Sea Bass And Vegetables, And I Have No Sugar, And Only Drink Soy Milk.

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.

Love Elevates. Love Is What You Live For.

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