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" We have to embrace obstacles to reach the next stage of joy. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile. "

" A marriage ends up being a business deal: no matter how long or short it is, somebody owes somebody money. "

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

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" I'll bike up the mountain, or I'll do Pilates or spin. "

" If you lose wonder, you've lost everything. "

" I didn't really want to be a movie star. I thought they were so screwed up! "

" I'm a dreamer with lots of energy and a vivid imagination. That's the recipe for becoming an entertainer. "

" I think that men have tremendous ability to lead. And I think women have a tremendous ability to lead, and they lead differently, and it gives a wonderful perspective to the problems. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" By living mindfully, you understand that there are many transitions in life. You just go through them. "

" 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. "

" In relationships, particularly love relationships, people are impatient. "

" I got a heart tattooed on my foot. It's my first tattoo. "

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

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

" I don't read much, to tell you the truth, about me, you know. I don't read my articles very much or stuff like that, but I have read things upon occasion, and some of it is true, and some of it isn't true, you know. I mean it's just the way it goes, you know. "

" I try to stay positive and be very, very active. "

" To find someone who loves your children like you do is really rare. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm extremely proud of my daughter. She's done amazing work. She's worked on herself, which I think is important. "

" 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? "

" Listening is huge. Learn to listen. And it's hard: relationships are not easy; most of them don't last. I mean, when you look at what's really going on. So every day is a choice, and sense of freedom is important. "