Drew Barrymore Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I think I'm very stoic. Death and dying are things that I'm used to.
-
My function is, as objectively and accurately as I can, to present reality to people out there, and doing that as quickly as we do is quite difficult enough, thank you.
-
Interestingly, one thing I've found that neither women nor men give up on is the idea of men as protectors. Even in cases where the woman is earning more, they'll often tell me that if there were a fire or something, they would expect the man to be the one to protect them.
-
To get an Army that's already fighting a war to change in stride to a total different military strategy on the ground - and to get everybody on the same page - was accomplished by the sheer force of Dave Petraeus' will.
-
Unfortunately, the Senate Democrats have become an extreme party. They have become a party that has abdicated their responsibilities. Under Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats, we have a do-nothing Senate.
-
As a liberal and progressive, I abhor the notion of conflict and bloodshed and very much want to find a diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear issue.
-
Humility is the gateway into the grace and the favor of God.
-
Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
-
You can't try to be somebody you're not; that's not style. If someone says, 'Buy this - you'll be stylish,' you won't be stylish because you won't be you. You have to learn who you are first, and that's painful.
-
Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.
-
I want to be frozen on the hope that they'll find whatever I died of and bring me back.
-
I don't have a definition for depression. I'm productive, and that's not a sign of depression, right? And I don't have weeks where I don't leave my bed. It seems like depressed people have those.
-
You've got to understand, people are motivated by fun. And they should be.
-
It's weird how people were always asking us, 'Are you real? Are you joking?' That seems like something Americans care about a lot. You can't answer the question 'Are you real?' If we're anything, we're documentary fiction.
-
My memories from my childhood are centered on my father's medical conditions alongside my constant desire to understand the principles of the nature around me.
-
Genetically, I'm like my mum, and she looked great right up until her death in 1989.
-
I always draw from things around me that people around me have gone through... The story that could be taken really literally is not from my life exactly. But bits and pieces are, and the sentiment behind it is.
-
I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side.
-
People love to be nice, but you must give them the chance.
-
Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.
-
I'm really enjoying living in Los Angeles. It's a great city to live in. I'm living a very suburban domesticated lifestyle out there - a two bedroomed little bungalow with two cars, and we're just driving around, going to meetings here and there - it's lovely!
-
I get asked quite often if I'm an anarchist. If they want to put a label on me, that's fine. What is most important to me is to live in a world that is not being murdered.
-
Expect people to be better than they are; it helps them to become better. But don't be disappointed when they are not; it helps them to keep trying.
-
A fish may love a bird, but where would they live?
