Angelina Jolie tells children of the world that being 'different is good'

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Brian Koerber
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Angelina Jolie stole the show at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday night, when she delivered a heartwarming speech to children around the world.

Jolie won the award for Favorite Villain for her title role in the Disney film Maleficent. After hugging Shiloh and Zahara, the actress' two children who joined her in the audience at the award show, Jolie took the stage to accept her award.

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"Thank you so much to all the kids who voted. I want to say when I was little, like Maleficent, I was told I was different. And I felt out of place and too loud, too full of fire, never good at sitting still, never good at fitting in," she said in her speech. "And then one day I realized something -- something I hope you all realize. Different is good. When someone tells you that you are different, smile and hold your head up and be proud."

Stay weird, kids.

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