Things I've Learned from Fairy Tales

With many thanks to Randy Newman, the Shermans, and all the other lyricists that have kept me singing all these years.

1. True love always finds a way.
2. Eventually we all will probably fulfill our destinies, despite the detours and pitfalls.
3. Everybody is pretty if we look at them that way.
4. Money has no soul. Money has no heart.
5. Animals can talk to us. (C'mon, you know you want to believe this.)
6. Some of your best, most loyal friends may look nothing like you.
7. Don't let people down.
8. If your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme.
9. Spaghetti is romantic.
10. Girls are as strong and resourceful as boys.
11. Sometimes you are taught to fear things that aren't so scary at all. Find out.
12. Love is a song that never ends.
13. People know when you're lying.
14. Every life needs a soundtrack---with love ballads and dance tunes.
15. Singing makes your troubles go away. At least for awhile.
16. Find your happy place.
17. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.
18. Just do your best, and then take a rest.
19. Fairy dust is a positive must.
20. What you need is more important than what you want.
21. Life is short. When you're done, you're done.
22. We're put on this earth to have some fun.
23. Mothers will always hold you in their heart.
24. Sometimes to have your wish come true you have to relinquish something of yourself. Consider it carefully.
25. A long dress and a tiara makes any girl feel like a princess. And every girl should feel like a princess at least once in her life. Say, her wedding day.
26. There are evil people in the world. For real.
27. Fathers should be role models.
28. Look for your Prince Charming. But "charming" is more important than "prince." He needs to be a good, decent man first of all.
29. A parent will give up their life to save their child.
30. Old ladies make good fairy godmothers.
31. Remember what your father said. Your mother will remind you.
32. Fairy tales can come true but you gotta make 'em happen. It all depends on you.
33. You are a vital part of the circle of life. You count.
34. Disney and Pixar have had a huge impact on my life.