What we do in our lives is what gives us contentment and serenity and makes us feel like we are doing some kind of contribution. Stephen Schwartz More Quotes by Stephen Schwartz More Quotes From Stephen Schwartz It's just life, so keep dancing through. Stephen Schwartz wicked-the-musicalwickeddancing I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason Bringing something we must learn And we are led to those who help us most to grow If we let them and we help them in return. Stephen Schwartz wickedfriendshippeople I have learned that human beings are not searching for philosophies, even though it may seem that way sometimes. We are searching for something we can trust. And when we find ourselves in the midst of change, the philosophies are like a broken crutch. They do not hold us up. What supports us is a force, an energy, a vortex of love that expresses through us as warmth, creativity, service, and compassion. Stephen Schwartz creativitycompassionphilosophy Often we treat certain aspects of ourselves as junk, having no value. We try to throw parts of ourselves in the garbage. But a human being is an ecosystem, and everything in that system is of value to the whole. Stephen Schwartz ecosystemscompassiontrying So much of me is made of what I learned from you; you'll be with me like a handprint on my heart and now whatever way our stories end I know you have re-written mine by being my friend Stephen Schwartz handprintsstoriesheart Its time to trust my instincts, close my eyes and leap Stephen Schwartz instinctleap-of-faitheye Every project has challenges, and every project has its rewards. Stephen Schwartz rewardsprojectschallenges When hard times come, the greatest danger does not necessarily lie in the circumstances we face, but rather in the way we treat ourselves at the time. Nothing is more dangerous than self-hate. Nothing makes it more difficult to heal or to find the grace of peace than self-attack and the agony of self-doubt. Stephen Schwartz hard-timeshatelying ....Everyone deserves a chance to fly! Stephen Schwartz chancedeserve Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill. Stephen Schwartz frailhard Some things I cannot change, but 'til I try I'll never know. Stephen Schwartz defying-gravitywickedtrying Cause getting your dreams It's strange, but it seems A little -- well -- complicated There's a kind of a sort of : cost There's a couple of things get : lost There are bridges you cross You didn't know you crossed Until you've crossed. Stephen Schwartz couplebridgesdream I'm through accepting limits ''cause someone says they're so Some things I cannot change But till I try, I'll never know! Too long I've been afraid of Losing love I guess I've lost Well, if that's love It comes at much too high a cost! Stephen Schwartz costtryinglong Happy is what happens when all your dreams come true. Stephen Schwartz wickeddreamhappens Popular, You're gonna be Popular! I'll teach you the proper ploys when you talk to boys! Little ways to flirt and flounce! I'll show you what shoes to wear, how to fix your hair, everything that really counts, to be POPULAR!! Stephen Schwartz flirtinghairboys You think the only people who are people, Are the ones who look and think the way you do, But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger, You'll learn the things you never knew you never knew... You can own the Earth and still, All you'll own is earth until You can paint with all the colors of the wind. Stephen Schwartz colorwindthinking So if you care to find me/ Look to the western sky/ As someone told me lately/ Everyone deserves the chance to fly!/ And if I'm flying solo/ At least I'm flying free/ Tell those who'd ground me/ Take a message back from me/ Tell them how I am defying gravity!/ I'm flying high defying gravity/ And soon I'll match them in renown./ And nobody in all of Oz/ No Wizard that there is or was/ Is ever gonna bring me down!/ Stephen Schwartz flying-highmessagessky And Goodness knows The Wicked's lives are lonely Goodness knows The Wicked die alone Stephen Schwartz wickedgoodnesslonely Excuse me, there's no pretense here. I happen to be genuinely self-absorbed and deeply shallow. Stephen Schwartz wickedexcuseself I believe if I refuse to grow old, I can stay young 'til I die. Stephen Schwartz pippinyoungbelieve
