"Wonder shows in the light of our eyes. Without it, they become dull and old."

"It is the simplest things in life that hold the most wonder; the color of the sea, the sand between your toes, the laughter of a child."

"Comedy breaks down walls. It frees us for just a moment from the ugliness of this world."

"If we cultivate compassion for those who have hurt us, we have the possibility of overcoming our anger,pain, and fear. compassion is a great medicine."

"The key is to learn to respect and honor the complications of other people's lives"

"When you have a Jewish mother who has a very strong Jewish family, it's very ethnic in its practices. Eating brisket, the food and the family and the interconnectedness for better or worse."

"All I ever wanted to be was happy."

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

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

"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."

"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."

"It's "wonderful "to know you're aging, because that means you're still on the planet, right?"

"I'm not afraid of my femininity and I'm not afraid of my sexuality."

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

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

"The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are."

"One way to feel good about yourself is to love yourself... to take care of yourself."

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

"Familiarize yourself with the parts of your brain and their function."

"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."

"Not every relationship works, and that is the truth, and I don't care whether you're a movie star or just a person on the street, normal life. Everybody's normal, relationships are always normal. I think movie stars have a little bit harder time because the cameras are on there all the time. But you have to be who you are."

"Being a dancer is my metaphor for life because you have to know your body. Being a dancer and paying attention to fitness is all about moving in balance."

"I just love good smells."

"People talk about the brain weakening as it ages. Mine feels stronger."