"Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life."

"The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it."

"Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time."

"What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease."

"Scientific research and other studies have demonstrated that arts education can enhance American students' math and language skills and improve test scores which in turn increase chances of higher education and good jobs in the future."

"I love kids, so two things that I have thought about are being a pediatrician or a kindergarten teacher."

"I'm a bad dater - I'm just not good at it. It's so weird dating in this town. It's like high school. I get a lot of people who have their publicist call my agent to ask, 'Is she dating anyone?'"

"It's a staggering transition for high school students that found they could study five hours a week and make As and Bs."