Everything I Need to Know in Life I Learned From Musicals



1. To love another person is to see the face of God.
2. Dwarves are very upsetting.
3. For the maiden voyage, the screws should never turn faster than 75.
4. Climb every mountain 'til you find your dream.
5. Everybody ought to have a maid.
6. Make sure the man you love doesn't have an ex-wife locked up in the attic, BEFORE your wedding day.
7. Everything's up to date in Kansas City.
8. Nobody can do it like a steam train.
9. Princes are raised to be charming, not sincere.
10. Don't be fooled by appearances - beyond the most beastly of exteriors lies the most tender of hearts.
11. Love changes everything.
12. When you and your brother are both in love with your dead wife, it's an ideal time to sing a duet.
13. Breaking into song at key emotional moments is a perfectly natural response.
14. When splitting yourself into two separate identities, try to have a good balance of good and evil in both.
15. There's nothing strange about dead assassins appearing in your room and having a conversation with you.
16. Any dream will do.
17. The best philosophy is to travel hopefully.
18. If your first meeting with someone involves the funeral of a chimp, perhaps it's best not to get to know that person.
19. Good things get better, bad get worse.
20. A big solo usually means something dramatic is about to happen in your life.
21. Having a conversation with yourself is perfectly normal.
22. If you're born to the coal there's no place for you elsewhere.
23. When your deranged lover is facing you with a gun and you're standing in front of a swimming pool, it's probably not the best time to break up with him or her.
24. The night must end, and the sun will rise; the clouds will clear, and the sun will shine.
25. Home is where the heart is, never were words so true.
26. It's this day, not you, that's bound to go away.
27. Having an argument with yourself is even better.
28. Everyone needs new ways to dream.
29. When you enter a madman's lair to save the woman you love, it's probably safer not to turn your back to him.
30. The truth is that it's all a facade.
31. Keep your hand at the level of your eyes, especially when wandering around under the Paris Opera House.
32. Be nice to strange old women who turn up at your door offering you a rose in return for shelter.
33. When ad-dressing a cat, remember first that a cat is not a dog.
34. Be careful the things you say: children will listen.
35. When you're afraid, just whistle a happy tune. (After all, anyone can whistle. :-)
36. Before a cat will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend, some little token of esteem is needed. A cat's entitled to expect these evidences of respect.
37. Don't sing a song while you are dying. You're almost guaranteed not to make it to the last word.
38. When your lover's jilted boyfriend is looking for you with a gun, don't go running up and down the streets calling his name. He'll find you.
39. You can't know what you want until you get what you want and you see if you like it.
40. There is more to love than simply making love...that's easy.
41. Don't fall in love with both of a person's personalities. The evil one may get jealous.
42. Alone is alone, not alive.
43. We can never go back to before.
44. You're never fully dressed without a smile.
45. Make them hear you.
46. When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky you can bet that he's doing it for some doll.
47. Wishes may bring problems such that you regret them, better that though than to never get them.
48. When going to hide, know how to get there.
49. You'll never walk alone.
50. The one rule of life we cannot rearrange: the only thing constant is change.


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