Drew Barrymore Quotes

It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.

It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.

When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.

I've been through some very difficult stages in my life, but I wouldn't change anything.

There is nothing I've been through in my life that I regret, or that I would go back and change. I feel like everything that happened - personally and professionally - I went through for a reason, and I learned from those things.

I'm not the kind of person to sit and dwell for ages on something that happened. I go through something, I experience it, I try to learn from it, and I move forward.

Everything that happens to you, I feel like it helps you develop as a person, as a player.

It's important to talk about loving yourself and looking at your tragedies and the stuff that makes you grow.

I had my share of issues, but now, it's something that's made me who I am and no complaints.

Don't be so hard on yourself. Be a little harder on yourself. Learn from your experiences. Don't dwell on things. Get on with your life.

That's the greatest thing: an experience you can grow from.

It's all the stuff I've been through in my life. From family struggles, people doubting me, things I went through as a child and going to prison, they all played a factor in who I am today. It really made me a better person. Going through those situations can make or break you as a human being.

While I don't necessarily believe the cliche that 'everything happens for a reason,' I do believe that every encounter, every situation, and every challenge I've experienced has shaped me into the woman I am today. And I am proud to say that I have never backed down from life's challenges.

In life, I think huge failures are extremely important.

I remember in my second year in the league, I dropped 17 balls and led the NFL in dropped passes. That made me the player I am. If I didn't go through that transformative power of crisis, none of this would've probably happened for me.

Disappointment builds character and strength.

Struggle teaches you a lot of things, and I am happy that I witnessed a roller coaster ride. The journey has improved me as a person and made me more mature.

There are no failures in life: only learning opportunities.

Every failure, every adversity, every heartache may be a blessing in disguise providing it softens the animal portion of our nature.

Obstacles are found everywhere, and in overcoming them we nourish ourselves.

How shall one who is so weak in his childhood become really strong when he grows older? We only change our fancies.

What tried to demolish me, I allowed to polish me.

There's always a positive to those negative times, because you come out of it so much stronger and wiser. Strength comes from every hardship, and it's been a lesson for me.

The hard things in life, the things you really learn from, happen with a clear mind.

It's taken me a long time to become the person I am, for all the ugliness to fall away. The rotten flesh is gone, and the seed is there. I can touch that now.