One thing you might want to learn before you attend the world's largest ukulele lesson is how to say ukulele.

Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself. Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Books are like blankets, the mere sight of them around the house provides warmth and comfort. They are like mirrors, too, reflecting places I've been, phases I've been through, people I've loved or thought I did.

Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young.

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.

The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them.

Be nice to your siblings. They are your link to the past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.