"We have become accustomed to living our life with joy amidst pain and challenges."

"You have to celebrate the gifts because life is so hard and I think once you realize life's gonna be hard, the good s…"

"It’s amazing how clean your room can get when you have an assignment due. I considered the possibility of just tellin…"

"My job here today, our job, is to tell you the one thing you can count on. The one thing I can guarantee you can expe…"

"John Lennon wrote a line that I’m sure has been used in many commencement addresses. “Life is what happens to you whi…"

"I was trained as an actress, but as much as I love that work when I can get it, it is not my acting work for which I’…"

"Be brave. Be open-minded. Be kind. Be forgiving. Be generous. Be optimistic. Be grateful for the many unexpected less…"

"A Buddhist saying, which I think captures perfectly the idea that life is a series of opportunities arising out of un…"

"I know that you’ve heard this before ad nauseam, but twenty years do go by at lightning speed, and that is my first p…"

"Music is my first love. Ever since I was a little girl I've dreamt of one day being lucky enough to share my music wi…"