--- title: "You know, we all need to just wake up excited about life. I just want… — Angelina Jolie Quote #37 | QuotesBy.net" description: "You know, we all need to just wake up excited about life. I just want to do the job I always wanted to do ever since I was a little girl, and live in… — a quote by Angelina Jolie." image: "https://quotesby.net/wp-content/themes/quotesby-editorial/assets/og-default.png" --- > # You know, we all need to just wake up excited about life. I just want to do the job I always wanted to do ever since I was a little girl, and live in peace with family and people I love, and just be silly and collect t-shirts from gas stations and go on road trips and eat popcorn in the middle of the night and watch tv. That's all I want, you know? [Angelina Jolie](https://quotesby.net/Angelina-Jolie)\#37 [Family](https://quotesby.net/Angelina-Jolie/family/)[Happiness](https://quotesby.net/Angelina-Jolie/happiness/)[Life](https://quotesby.net/Angelina-Jolie/life/)[Simplicity](https://quotesby.net/topics/simplicity/)[Work](https://quotesby.net/topics/work/) [WhatsApp (opens in a new tab)](https://wa.me/?text=%E2%80%9CYou%20know%2C%20we%20all%20need%20to%20just%20wake%20up%20excited%20about%20life.%20I%20just%20want%20to%20do%20the%20job%20I%20always%20wanted%20to%20do%20ever%20since%20I%20was%20a%20little%20girl%2C%20and%20live%20in%20peace%20with%20family%20and%20people%20I%20love%2C%20and%20just%20be%20silly%20and%20collect%20t-shirts%20from%20gas%20stations%20and%20go%20on%20road%20trips%20and%20eat%20popcorn%20in%20the%20middle%20of%20the%20night%20and%20watch%20tv.%20That%27s%20all%20I%20want%2C%20you%20know%3F%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%94%20Angelina%20Jolie%20https%3A%2F%2Fquotesby.net%2FAngelina-Jolie%2F37%2F)[X (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%E2%80%9CYou%20know%2C%20we%20all%20need%20to%20just%20wake%20up%20excited%20about%20life.%20I%20just%20want%20to%20do%20the%20job%20I%20always%20wanted%20to%20do%20ever%20since%20I%20was%20a%20little%20girl%2C%20and%20live%20in%20peace%20with%20family%20and%20people%20I%20love%2C%20and%20just%20be%20silly%20and%20collect%20t-shirts%20from%20gas%20stations%20and%20go%20on%20road%20trips%20and%20eat%20popcorn%20in%20the%20middle%20of%20the%20night%20and%20watch%20tv.%20That%27s%20all%20I%20want%2C%20you%20know%3F%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%94%20Angelina%20Jolie&url=https%3A%2F%2Fquotesby.net%2FAngelina-Jolie%2F37%2F)[Facebook (opens in a new tab)](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fquotesby.net%2FAngelina-Jolie%2F37%2F) ## About this quote What does it mean?A simple life filled with joy, family, and everyday pleasures is the ultimate goal.In plain termsShe wants to wake up excited, work what she loves, and enjoy small things.What can you take from it?Pursue simple joys over grand achievements. ### Where it applies - career planning - retirement - work-life balance ### Putting it to work - schedule fun - prioritize family - limit ambitions ### Questions to consider - What small joys bring you peace? - How would you define a perfect day? ### Another view Simplicity may not satisfy everyone's drive for impact. ## More from Angelina Jolie 1. > You don't have to be somebody 'cause being someone does not make you anybody anyways. [Permalink to quote \#36](https://quotesby.net/Angelina-Jolie/36/ "Permalink to quote 36") 2. > Since her appointment as a Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina has more than fulfilled my expectations. She has proven to be a close partner and a genuine colleague … [Permalink to quote \#38](https://quotesby.net/Angelina-Jolie/38/ "Permalink to quote 38") 3. > When your world falls apart or you're feeling depressed, you pick yourself up and smile so they won't worry. [Permalink to quote \#35](https://quotesby.net/Angelina-Jolie/35/ "Permalink to quote 35") ## Related quotes 1. > The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you.… [Robert Louis Stevenson](https://quotesby.net/Robert-Louis-Stevenson)[Robert Louis Stevenson quote \#74](https://quotesby.net/Robert-Louis-Stevenson/74/ "Permalink to quote 74") 2. > Any unhappiness that they might harbor in their hearts was kept in check, buried under the hard work that marked the rhythms of their lives, and then dissolved… [Orson Scott Card](https://quotesby.net/Orson-Scott-Card)[Orson Scott Card quote \#389](https://quotesby.net/Orson-Scott-Card/389/ "Permalink to quote 389") 3. > '...it is not when he is working in his office but when he is lying idly on the sand that his soul utters, 'Life is beautiful.'' 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