Drew Barrymore Quotes

I honestly think being single's great. Being in a relationship's great. It's all about the timing.

We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.

I spent a lot of time doing things other people wanted me to do, so I'm doing what I want to do now.

My life choices are not supposed to be the gateway to somebody else's. That's my journey.

It's my life, it's up to me what I want to do with it. And I'm realizing that.

In our world, we have this huge focus on vicarious living - politicians, movie stars, athletes, coaches, all these people. What our research has shown very clearly is that people who are really happier and have more meaningful lives are people that focus on living their own lives.

We can all tend to get caught up in the complications of life that we create; we live life for other people. It's a harrowing moment when you're confronted with an end, and you have to make the choice to live your life for you.

Would you rather live your life according to the approval of others or aligned with your truth and your dreams?

Prancing around with marshmallowss on your nipples does *not* constitute living your life fully!

It is the same way with dating. The time you are most prepared for dating is when you don't need anyone to complete you, fulfill you, or instill in you a sense of worth or purpose.

Everything is freedom and everything is loneliness. Make your choice and let the rest fall away.

Figure out who you are separate from your family, and the man or woman you're in a relationship with. Find who you are in this world and what you need to feel good alone. I think that's the most important thing in life. Find a sense of self because with that, you can do anything else.

It's very fun to be single, because you know what happens? You find yourself. You understand what it means to love yourself, instead of putting all this energy into give-and-tug in a relationship.

Not dating is a choice, not a failure.

One of the greatest feelings in life is the conviction that you have lived the life you wanted to live-with the rough and the smooth, the good and the bad-but yours, shaped by your own choices, and not someone else's.

Before, I was really passive, all I cared about was being in love with my boyfriend. I didn't have any creative power, nothing. I don't know that person any more.

I just do what feels right. I think the great thing about getting to do what I do is that you can try out being a different person without having to screw up your life to do it.

My rule is: the second you find yourself doing something you hate, quit doing it.

Being single has definitely given me a new lease of life.

When you realize who you live for, and who's important to please, a lot of people will actually start living. I am never going to get caught up in that. I'm gonna look back on my life and say that I enjoyed it - and I lived it for me.

A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.

I have stepped off the relationship scene to come to terms with myself. I have spent most of my adult life being 'someone's girlfriend', and now I am happy being single.

I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.

Today, charting your own course isn't just more necessary than ever before. It's also much easier - and much more fun.

My family advocates doing what fulfills your soul. They've always said, 'You're a big girl; figure it out on your own.'