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I practice Buddhist philosophy and contemplation but I don't know if I'm more of anything.
It's wonderful to know you're aging, because that means you're still on the planet, right?
A body smiles, like, 72 times a day. Where does that smile go? That's what I want to know.
'Private Benjamin' was the first movie I produced, and I produced it for practical reasons.
Continuing to listen and grow is important because we get into bad habits in relationships.
Don't tell me I can't do that. Watch me. Don't tell me I can't direct this movie. Watch me.
I believe having religion in your life creates the potential for long-lasting relationships.
If you're going to train your body, it would be a really good thing to also train your brain.
You have to prepare yourself first before you can create any kind of change for your loved ones.
After I did 'Private Benjamin,' suddenly the reputation was that Goldie Hawn calls her own shots.
At 11 years old I made a very definitive decision. And my decision was that I wanted to be happy.
There are only three ages for women in Hollywood-Babe, District Attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy.
I would like to see a mandate for social and emotional learning absolutely mandated in every state.
What I’ve learned through my meditation is a sense of equanimity, a sense of all things being equal.
By living mindfully, you understand that there are many transitions in life. You just go through them.
Whether you're an actor, producer, writer, or director, it's all about the story you're going to tell.
I always wanted to understand the causes of happiness. I'm a bit of a scientist, I guess you could say.
The ability to remain calm and focused in stressful situations is central to making positive decisions.
I think journaling is an important, intrinsic experience, and a lot of us don't spend enough time on it.
If you have a sense of yourself, your mission, your belief system, those things will lead you to success
I'm a dreamer with lots of energy and a vivid imagination. That's the recipe for becoming an entertainer.
If you have a sense of yourself, your mission, your belief system, those things will lead you to success.
The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.
A marriage ends up being a business deal: no matter how long or short it is, somebody owes somebody money.
To me, it's that incredible sense of belonging and peace within your own self and heart that really is joy.
The big money goes to kids and young men - big tent-pole movies, which are expensive but have a great return.
We need to habituate better thinking to appreciate more of your day because that has a neurological correlate.
It's important, at least for me, that while we're entertaining, there's also something substantive to talk about.
I'm extremely proud of my daughter. She's done amazing work. She's worked on herself, which I think is important.
I'm deeply, deeply passionate about creating peace and well-being in the classroom, and well-being as a global nation.
You have to look to the future with optimism instead of negative ideas. Take the good and the bad and face it head on.
Family has always been the most important thing in my life. The only real goal that I ever had was to be a good mother.
I like to cook, and I tend to make those one-pot meat dishes of my Hungarian ancestors. Also, I make a great Bolognese.
'Liberation' is an interesting word because you can be liberated from external things and also from your internal dialogue.
Liberation is an interesting word, because you can be liberated from external things, and also from your internal dialogue.
I'm not a proponent of staying together and being miserable and damaged and coming through actually a more battered person.
There are three words I like to repeat to myself: glass half full. Just to remind myself to be grateful for everything I have.
One of Buddhism’s main practices is understanding and experiencing compassion, and how that ultimately is a road to happiness.
A lasting relationship isn't about marriage. It's about compatibility and communication. And you both need to want it to work.
What is happiness? Happiness, I think, has to come in the beginning, truly, from feeling a sense of well-being within yourself.
It is not the question, what am I going to be when I grow up; you should ask the question, who am I going to be when I grow up.
Directors didn't want to work with me because I was 'too controlling.' If it had been a man, it wouldn't have meant a damn thing.
I'm generally known as a happy person, but years ago, I suffered from panic and anxiety. I've learned to manage the fear and pain.
If you need to be bound to someone, then it's important to be married. If you are independent, then it's important to not be married.
I believe that we all need to do charitable work. It should be taken seriously in the area of education, as someone from the industry.
I had a tremendous amount of gay friends, so my whole life was basically like that... I never noticed who was gay or who was straight.
Paparazzi will try to get the most controversial picture of you in a compromising position because that's how they're going to sell it.
We haven't given our brain the ability to actually analyze something clearly and appropriately before we speak and before we take action.
Buddhism is really, one of its main practices is understanding and experiencing compassion, and how that ultimately is a road to happiness.
I love making people laugh and by the way I still do that with the charitable efforts on my part because I believe that people need to laugh.