Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart.

The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me.

I shall be but a shrimp of an author.

Youth smiles without any reason. It is one of its chiefest charms.

Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.

If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, he would draw his hat over his eyes.

Visions of glory, spare my aching sight! Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!

Men will believe anything at all provided they are under no obligation to believe it.

To each his suff'rings: all are men, / Condemn'd alike to groan, / The tender for another's pain; / Th' unfeeling for his own.

Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.

From toil he wins his spirits light, From busy day the peaceful night; Rich, from the very want of wealth, In heaven's best treasures, peace and health.

Most people have an abundance of dreams, but lack the courage to follow them. Help them find that courage by inspiring them with yours.

She had to be brave enough to reveal the little girl inside who wondered the scariest question of all.Am I good enough?

Be honest. Be faithful. Be REAL!

In soloing-as in other activities-it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.

My dad never told me that when you audition, you might not get the role. He wanted to wait until my first disappointment to tell me.

Focus on what you can do rather than stress about what you have no control over.

Don't focus on the victory, focus on the task.

We cannot expect to be happy always ... by experiencing evil as well as good we become wise.

I love New York so much; I could never live anywhere else, and ESPECIALLY not in my hometown.

I work very hard to keep on an even keel as far as alcohol is concerned.