Be yourself... And shoot for the stars. Obviously dreams really do come true.

I'd love to do movies and be on TV. But I think if I transitioned into TV/film completely, I would really miss singing and dancing. It would be ideal to be cast in a movie musical!

I was never like, 'Oh, I really want to play Cinderella.' That's not necessarily always been the dream. But it's super fun to play a princess.

South Pacific - I really learned a lot. I swear I like to say that during South Pacific, I went from being a girl to being a woman.

Getting to perform at the Carlyle, following in the footsteps of women like Elaine Stritch, Barbara Cook, Christine Ebersole, Kelli OHara, and so many others, is nothing short of a dream come true.

I've never dyed my hair or even gotten highlights. All the products I need for my hair are at the drugstore!

I'm actually so low maintenance when it comes to my hair. It's naturally stick-straight, but I do like to use a curling iron to give my locks some life.

The joy of reading is grace of renewal of mind.

We learn from every experience to be wise.

When you think about new-born babies being killed in our own lifetime, ' he said, 'all the efforts of culture seem worthless. What have people learned from all our Goethes and Bachs? To kill babies?

Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, for where we are is hell, And where hell is must we ever be.

You must raise your aspirations, set higher goals, and make detailed plans to achieve them.

Art is a discovery and development of elementary principles of nature into beautiful forms suitable for human use.

The thirst for vengeance was the beautiful nature which Homer imitated

I'm not a typical couturier, although I really respect them.

This is life-and it is passing. What are we waiting for?

The dirty work at political conventions is almost always done in the grim hours between midnight and dawn. Hangmen and politicians work best when the human spirit is at its lowest ebb.