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" 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. "

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" I've been practicing Buddhism for a while. So, I call myself a Jew-Bu, because my tribe is still Jew. But my philosophy and my practice is really Buddhist. "

" I want to know where joy lives. I'd interview scientists, religious leaders and heads of state. I'd want to find out exactly what makes people happy. I'd want to look into the biology, the chemistry of the human brain. "

" Attention for children is so much about input, and the brain can only filter so much - I don't know how many millions of messages that come through the brain, and we can only filter so much through it. "

" Money can destroy people. It really can. "

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

" People ask if I feel pigeon-holed by always doing the same kind of humorous role. But my tool has always been humor because it's the most entertaining way to put any ideology across, and it's fun, and it's positive, and it's a healer. Laughter is God's gift. I feel privileged to be able to do it. "

" I would have been long divorced if I got married. "

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" 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. "

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" A woman opening a movie with no other star is like a miracle. "

" Whether you're successful or not, you'll never actually feel the joys of accomplishment unless you love yourself. Success can be very difficult to deal with. You have to stay in the center. If you let your success define you, then you're really just setting yourself up for failure. "

" I'm not a proponent of staying together and being miserable and damaged and coming through actually a more battered person. "

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

" 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. "

" So curiosity, I think, is a really important aspect of staying young or youthful. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Buddhism is really, one of its main practices is understanding and experiencing compassion, and how that ultimately is a road to happiness. "

" 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? "

" Oftentimes, actors are looked at as court jesters. They are not looked at as deep-thinking, smart people who do many other things or have gifts in other areas. "

" Men are different than women, and men live with - with some very difficult obstacles. I mean, a man, basically, in his true nature, is to spread his seed, and a woman is a gatherer, and that's kind of the way we're - our limbic system is set up, you know. "

" We need to habituate better thinking to appreciate more of your day because that has a neurological correlate. "

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" It's wonderful to move forward technologically, but we cannot forget that we are human beings who thrive on relationships, who thrive on interconnectivity, who thrive on sharing your feelings and emotions. "