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. 
My mother loved the Bible. 
At 11 years old I made a very definitive decision. And my decision was that I wanted to be happy. 
I believe having religion in your life creates the potential for long-lasting relationships. 
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. 
I'll have a lot of wrinkles on my face, but I feel like my heart will be fat and full. 
The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are. 
We have to embrace obstacles to reach the next stage of joy. 
So curiosity, I think, is a really important aspect of staying young or youthful. 
Marriage is ridiculous. 
I've finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be? 
All I ever wanted to be was happy. 
I'm deeply, deeply passionate about creating peace and well-being in the classroom, and well-being as a global nation. 
It is not the question, what am I going to be when I grow up; you should ask the question, who am I going to be when I grow up. 
I got a heart tattooed on my foot. It's my first tattoo. 
You often meet your fate on the road you take to avoid it. 
Comedy breaks down walls. It frees us for just a moment from the ugliness of this world. 
Comedy is like catching lightning in a bottle. 
To find someone who loves your children like you do is really rare. 
The key is to learn to respect and honor the complications of other people's lives 
I'm not afraid of my femininity and I'm not afraid of my sexuality. 
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. 
Never apologize for your success because you worked hard for it, 
Buddhism is really, one of its main practices is understanding and experiencing compassion, and how that ultimately is a road to happiness. 
Your fate is often on the road you take to avoid it. 
The biggest lesson we have to give our children is truth. 
I've come to believe that seeking happiness is not a frivolous pursuit. It's honorable and necessary. And most people forget even to thing about it. 
No relationship is easy, and nobody should ever think it is. The minute you start forgetting the needs of the other person is when you get in trouble. 
I practice Buddhist philosophy and contemplation but I don't know if I'm more of anything. 
Wonder shows in the light of our eyes. Without it, they become dull and old. 
A rested face is a beautiful face. However you can, find your place of rest and peace. 
We need to habituate better thinking to appreciate more of your day because that has a neurological correlate. 
Ditzy dumb blonde? I can be ditzy. I can be. 