I love singing, and I came to absolutely adore it in the later part of my career.

Feed the body food and drink, it will survive today. Feed the soul art and music, it will live forever.

Use your knowledge, and your heart, to stand up for those who can't stand, speak for those who can't speak, be a beacon of light for those whose lives have become dark.

Leave every place you go, everything you touch, a little better for your having been there.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

I have always wished I could learn to be a potter. I love collecting ceramics; it would be so fulfilling to create something lovely.

Behaving like a princess is work. It's not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown. It's more about how you are inside.

Hopefully, I brought people a certain joy. That will be a wonderful legacy.

The anateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can't go wrong.

It is not enough to reach for the brass ring. You must also enjoy the merry go round.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

How many colors are there in a field of grass to the crawling baby unaware of "green"?

Everyone will think I'm ugly."Tik Tok smiled. "That's true. But we are a small village. We have narrow tastes. There's no telling who else in the world would think you're beautiful.

Shut up!Leave him alone! He cant understand. He cant help what he is ... but for God's sake, have some respect! He's a human being!

A cork screw to my heart, ever since we've been apart.

Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer.

I made efforts to swallow tears and to protect the species of the Japanese nation.

I do think most poets are in denial about what the real taboos in writing are--the real boundaries.

I am not obsessive about anything except my health.

The native hue of resolution is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought; and enterprises of great pitch and moment, With this regard, their currents turn awry, and lose the name of action.

No one can ever help loving anyone.