--- title: "4 Adoption Quotes By Angelina Jolie" description: "4 Adoption quotes by Angelina Jolie. Plus more from Angelina Jolie and more Adoption sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/angelina-jolie-468_adoption_when-i-was-growing-up-i-wanted-to-adopt_2037228.jpg" --- > [When I was growing up I wanted to adopt, because I was aware there were kids that didn't have parents. It's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/when-i-was-growing-up-i-wanted-to-adopt-because-i-was-aware-there-2/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/angelina-jolie-468_adoption_when-i-was-growing-up-i-wanted-to-adopt_2037228.jpg) > [I'm drawn to kids that are already born. I think some people are meant to do certain things, and I believe I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-m-drawn-to-kids-that-are-already-born-i-think-some-people-are-meant/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/angelina-jolie-468_adoption_i-m-drawn-to-kids-that-are-already-born_2568678.jpg) > [Artists raise their kids differently. We communicate to the point where we probably annoy our children. We have art around the house,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/artists-raise-their-kids-differently-we-communicate-to-the-point/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d01/angelina-jolie-468_adoption_artists-raise-their-kids-differently-we_2723165.jpg) > [I believe the only people that should be around a child and raising a child are people who absolutely, 100 percent love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-believe-the-only-people-that-should-be-around-a-child-and-raising-a/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/angelina-jolie-468_adoption_i-believe-the-only-people-that-should-be_2947284.jpg) ## Other authors on Adoption - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nia-vardalos-70961.jpg) Nia Vardalos 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/nia-vardalos/) - [DaShanne Stokes 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/dashanne-stokes/) - [Sherrie Eldridge 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/sherrie-eldridge/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jennifer-gilmore-48691.jpg) Jennifer Gilmore 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/jennifer-gilmore/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-scott-simon-83711.jpg) Scott Simon 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/scott-simon/) - [Mokokoma Mokhonoana 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/mokokoma-mokhonoana/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-jody-cantrell-dyer-65021.jpg) Jody Cantrell Dyer 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/jody-cantrell-dyer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jeanette-winterson-48151.jpg) Jeanette Winterson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/jeanette-winterson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-joseph-sylvester-46442.jpg) Beth Willis Miller 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/beth-willis-miller/) ## More by Angelina Jolie > [It's hard no to work, so I find a way to put myself back to work. And I think it's important, in between projects,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/it-s-hard-no-to-work-so-i-find-a-way-to-put-myself-back-to-work-and-i/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) > [There is no shame in being a survivor of sexual violence. The shame is on the aggressor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/there-is-no-shame-in-being-a-survivor-of-sexual-violence-the-shame-is/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) > [I wanted to tell the story of Luong Ung, who's a dear friend of mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-wanted-to-tell-the-story-of-luong-ung-who-s-a-dear-friend-of-mine/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) > [It doesn't take courage to drink too much and be wild or jump around. That doesn't take any kind of boldness, just riding a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/it-doesn-t-take-courage-to-drink-too-much-and-be-wild-or-jump-around/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) > [Sexism is part of every industry and must be addressed. But I try not to focus on the negative but the positive side of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/sexism-is-part-of-every-industry-and-must-be-addressed-but-i-try-not/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) > [I'm getting a wrinkle above my eyebrow because I just can't stop lifting it, and I love that you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-m-getting-a-wrinkle-above-my-eyebrow-because-i-just-can-t-stop/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) > [The only way to have a life is to commit to it like crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/the-only-way-to-have-a-life-is-to-commit-to-it-like-crazy/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) > [I love Brad in every state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-love-brad-in-every-state/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) > [The nice thing about being a director is that I can say, "I can only get into the room after the kids are at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/the-nice-thing-about-being-a-director-is-that-i-can-say-i-can-only/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) > [To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive. I could not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/to-be-intimate-with-a-married-man-when-my-own-father-cheated-on-my/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) > [No matter what you have gone through in your youth, it is about who you choose to be in life. You can define your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/no-matter-what-you-have-gone-through-in-your-youth-it-is-about-who/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) > [I'd love to have a great relationship with my father. And unfortunately... I don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-d-love-to-have-a-great-relationship-with-my-father-and/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) > [My kids will be needing me a lot when they hit their teens. If I know anything about being a teenager. I need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/my-kids-will-be-needing-me-a-lot-when-they-hit-their-teens-if-i-know/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) > [I never save things and I never take pictures. I wanna live in the moment. I don't wanna be focusing on the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-never-save-things-and-i-never-take-pictures-i-wanna-live-in-the/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) > [If you can imagine the area and the land in Cambodia, I mean there are hardly any roads in big parts of the country.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/if-you-can-imagine-the-area-and-the-land-in-cambodia-i-mean-there-are/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adoption/angelina-jolie/#itemlist", "name": "4 Adoption Quotes By Angelina Jolie", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was growing up I wanted to adopt, because I was aware there were kids that didn't have parents. 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