I wouldn't just have other people write songs and me go out and sing it. I would sit down with a guitar and write 11 or 12 good songs for an album and that is gonna take a long time.

You don't really know how beautiful a girl is, until you meet her, all her beauty is in her personality.

Personally, I was never the cool kid. I was always sort of a bookworm.

I believe in destiny. I believe destiny opens doors for you, but it's up to you to walk through them.

Every day is a new experience and I take it as it comes.

When you're young everything feels like the end of the world, but its not; its just the beginning.

If I splurge on anything, it's cologne. I love smelling good.

High School Musical has been a blessing and a gift.

I wish I could say I see my little brother more. We used to fight all the time but now that I don't see him very often I cherish the time I have with him.

Great advice comes from people that have been around a lot longer than you.

Amanda Bynes and I have become close since filming 'Hairspray.' It's so weird because I grew up watching her.

If your business plan depends on suddenly being "discovered" by some big shot, your plan will probably fail. Nobody suddenly discovers anything. Things are made slowly and in pain.

Teach the child how to think and not what to think by equipping him with the weapons of Knowledge and Discernment.

We may be pilgrims passing through this world, but let's not be grim-pills in the process!

Don't strive for perfection, just do your best. Everything in life is ever revolving to be perfect.

You stole my heart the day we met, and I've never asked for it back.

I will walk out on a scene if it's all lit and ready to go but it's not happening.

Through our daily meals He is calling us to rejoice, to keep holiday in the midst of our working day.

What all my years in improvisation taught is that - if you're going to grow as a performer - you have to try some new things. You've got to be willing to take a few risks.

My first two novels were set in the past, and that freed me up in a lot of ways; it allowed me to find my way into my story and my characters through research.

An evil conscience is often quiet, but never secure.