“We can be incredibly disconnected in this day and age with computers and cell phones.”

“I had a science teacher in middle school who inspired me... simply because she acknowledged me and made me feel that what I had to offer was worthy.”

“In the theater, it's about taking time in a musical segment, a pause in a musical way and then moving on.”

“Everybody says 'Good Morning' in Harlem because it's true! And that's lovely.”

“In my kids' school, the married family is an anomaly... which I do think is sad. I do believe in marriage.”

“It was really a good way to audition, because it’s more of what I think the experience of auditioning should be, which is more exploratory, not a presentation. You’re in the room with the director,...”

“Not everyone may not think the way you do.”

“I think you're wrong.""Think what you like.”

“To think, to think, even with a split second left - to think was the only hope.”

“The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.”

“There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle.”

“The moral of the tale is, don't live for the approval of others. The real you is here to find out the secret of life, not to satisfy someone else's opinion.”

“Don't show a friend your gift, or your bag of money if you still want to maintain your relationship, but if nay, go on, and all you'll see is hate and jealousy, and you'll fight with him in the str...”

“Merry hearts are vulnerable to death, don't be over-joyed to the state of oblivion, lest the enemy poison your meal.”

“People aren't born good or bad. Maybe they're born with tendencies either way, but its the way you live your life that matters.”