Goldie Hawn

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 do eat a lot of greens. I eat healthy, but I'm not a vegetarian. ”

I don't want to sound like you never feel anything - we've all loved and lost, all had a lot of pain, and we're supposed to. We're humans; it's the way it works. But it's how you manage it, how you manage those tears and that pain. How you are able to get yourself out of it. ”

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. ”

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

Central to our work and our goal of finding solutions to global problems is the concept of mindfulness, a technique for focusing attention objectively on the here and now. ”

I'm deeply, deeply passionate about creating peace and well-being in the classroom, and well-being as a global nation. ”

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

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

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. ”