Goldie Hawn

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. ”

To me, it's that incredible sense of belonging and peace within your own self and heart that really is joy. ”

What is happiness? Happiness, I think, has to come in the beginning, truly, from feeling a sense of well-being within yourself. ”

The ability to remain calm and focused in stressful situations is central to making positive decisions. ”

I always wanted to understand the causes of happiness. I'm a bit of a scientist, I guess you could say. ”

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. ”

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 am compelled to continuously see the bright side. It is in my DNA. My kids look at me and say: 'Mom, you're so happy!' And I do feel happy. I feel joyful inside. I can't explain it. ”

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'm a woman who was raised to believe that you are not complete unless you have a man. Well, in some ways it's true. I am a feminist to a point. But I'm not going to deny the fact that I love to be with men. ”