Merrily, merrily goes the bark On a breeze from the northward free, So shoots through the morning sky the lark, Or the swan through the summer sea.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.

To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.

The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.

O woman! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!

Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.

Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.

If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.

Look back, and smile on perils past.

Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence.

Fate is an excuse for people who are too stupid or too weak to make their own future, " he said.

Holy Spirit convicts us when we do something wrong, He guides us back to the right path

The purpose of all prayer is to find God's will and to make that our prayer

I know a lot of people think, 'She's so glamorous.' But that's really not me at all.

I'm sure people in the business have said: She's too old for that part. I don't hear about it because your agent protects you from those negative things.

Blind people can stay up longer than someone with eyes.

Desire is half of life, indifference is half of death.

You know you are old when you've lost your marvels.

I want to be able to make people laugh and cry and feel happy or sad and feel all these different emotions through singing and acting. Hopefully throughout my career, I'll get to pursue them.