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" I think that's what makes a successful marriage: a mindful sense of self and the ability to make clear choices to stay together or choices not to. "

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" I've been practicing modalities of Eastern philosophy since about 1972. What I've learned through my meditation is a sense of equanimity, a sense of all things being equal. "

" It's important, at least for me, that while we're entertaining, there's also something substantive to talk about. "

" I can't imagine, as a human being, not being able to grow. "

" My parents always supported me, but I was put to task. My father thought when I sang, I was sharp; my mother was upset when I wasn't in the first line at recitals. "

" Sadly, so many arts programs have been eliminated from schools due to budget constraints. These creative outlets are so very important, not only for a child's well-being, but also for self-expression and fun. "

" 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. "

" I feel there are injustices in the world that I'll stand up for, and I think that it's important to realize that the world is filled with these kinds of issues. "

" If you have a negative thought - 'I can't stand my boss' - it perpetuates a negative worldview. But if you supplant each negative thought with three positive ones, you begin to restructure your brain. "

" I think journaling is an important, intrinsic experience, and a lot of us don't spend enough time on it. "

" You have to prepare yourself first before you can create any kind of change for your loved ones. "

" You don't meditate once and suddenly your life turns around. What it does is it lets you train your brain to be able to become more stable in an action-oriented way. "

" My father was Presbyterian. "

" Moms and dads don't last forever. If you've got unfinished business, we need to face that, and that's not easy. Every child wants to love their mother and their father. Love is the most important thing, and when they feel rejected and unloved, that hole can never be filled by anyone else. "

" We can't turn a blind eye to the importance of the well-being of our children, and we need to pay close attention to building the future leaders of tomorrow. "

" I was born Jewish, and I consider that my religion. But I've studied all religions, and as you learn more, you really learn that everyone's praying to the same God. "

" Peter Sellers was great to work with. A lovely man. A little bit crazy in that he - you know, as I say, it was hard. It was sort of balancing a very delicate spirit on a needle. You know, because you never know where he was going. "

" No relationship is easy, and nobody should ever think it is. The minute you start forgetting the needs of the other person is when you get in trouble. "

" I was always a performer, always on stage, but I also always believed I was going to go home, open a dance school, get married, and have what you would call a 'normal' life. "

" I never quite fit in - at least, from my own perspective, you know. "

" 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. "

" 'Private Benjamin' was the first movie I produced, and I produced it for practical reasons. "

" The interesting part of my spiritual life is studying as much as you can. Islam and Buddhism and Hinduism and Shamanism and Judaism, Christianity - you try to learn what the precepts are, what the religion is, and ultimately, it's based in the same thought, it's based in the same outcome, you know. "

" A child's giggle tickles me deeply, and it breaks my heart when that begins to disappear. So I do what I can to create opportunities for children to continue to laugh and rediscover their joy. "

" My mother was the kind of person who was very much part of her tribe and very much a satellite of her tribe. She was the girl who left her family at the age of 17 and went to Washington. My mother was orphaned at three and then was brought up by my aunt Goldie. So, yes she belonged, but there was a part of her that didn't. "

" 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. "

" A lasting relationship isn't about marriage. It's about compatibility and communication. And you both need to want it to work. "

" I've been married twice. It didn't work. "

" Mindfulness can help people of any age. That's because we become what we think. "

" What helps with aging is serious cognition - thinking and understanding. You have to truly grasp that everybody ages. Everybody dies. There is no turning back the clock. So the question in life becomes: What are you going to do while you're here? "

" Whether you're an actor, producer, writer, or director, it's all about the story you're going to tell. "