Quotes from Gwyneth Paltrow

I've had a very interesting career. I get to do amazing things and work with amazing people and travel and learn languages - things most people don't get the opportunity to do.

I try to remember, as I hear about friends getting engaged, that it's not about the ring and it's not about the wedding. It's a grave thing, getting married. And it's easy to get swept up in the wrong things.

My father, he was like the rock, the guy you went to with every problem.

My life comes down to three moments: the death of my father, meeting my husband, and the birth of my daughter. Everything I did previous to that just doesn't seem to add up to very much.

What I've learned is I want to enjoy my life, and food is a big part of it.

I spend a good portion of my dinner-party conversation defending America because no matter what the political agenda, it's still a fantastic, amazing place.

I know people that I respect and admire and look up to who have had extra-marital affairs.

The best way to mend a broken heart is time and girlfriends.

Invest in what's real. Clean as you go. Drink while you cook. Make it fun. It doesn't have to be complicated. It will be what it will be.

When I pass a flowering zucchini plant in a garden, my heart skips a beat.

It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. It matters what you think of yourself and what your children think. So if anyone is going to ask my advice, I'd say, do what is right for you and don't give a shit what anyone else thinks

Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick

By 40, all women are amazing.

I think that women, especially women in my job, come to me because they know I'm very loving and nonjudgmental and I'm not competitive, and I've been through a lot.

Women were real box office stars in the '40s, more so than men. People loved to see women's films. I think it was better then, except for the studio system.

I love getting cookbooks - people will give them to me, and I read them like novels and file everything away.

There have been countless times where I've worked out with my kids crawling around all over the place. You just make it work.

I've had a very interesting career. I get to do amazing things and work with amazing people and travel and learn languages - things most people don't get the opportunity to do.

I have an amazing team, and we find people who resonate with us, but sometimes our scope is still small because we are a pretty small group and we have so much work to do. We get approached a lot.

The older I get, the more open-minded I get, the less judgmental I get.

I feel my dad, I still feel his love, and I still love him. I would do anything to have him back, but half the reason that my life is good, has real, true value, is that he died. I would obviously rather have him alive, but he gave me so much in his death.

The work gets more difficult as you get older. You learn more and you gather more experiences, there is deeper pain and higher highs.

After I had the kids, I took a break from work, and all my creativity went into my kitchen. I like experimenting.

I love the English way, which is not as capitalistic as it is in America. People don't talk about work and money. They talk about interesting things at dinner parties.