The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.
BEN VEREENI want to show people what the possibilities are if you take care of yourself and do the right thing.
More Ben Vereen Quotes
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So be encouraged and dedicate yourself to your dream and if your dream should come my way one day then we will dance upon the boards of life.
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Everyone I’ve worked with has been good. You learn from the good, what’s good, and you learn from the bad what not to do.
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The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.
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Live stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There’s nothing like a live audience.
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Our creator says, ‘Here’s your birth and here’s your death’ – and the rest are the things you learn on your journey. This was my experience – and the choice is, I can lay in the misery, or choose to learn from it and move on.
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I didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.
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Ive been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).
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As I laid in the hospital bed I started thinking that I had a show to do. I was hoping the Doctor would put me together so I could do the show.
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I want to show people what the possibilities are if you take care of yourself and do the right thing.
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Sometimes we look for those thunderous things to happen in our life for our lives to change or go in the other direction. We seek the miracle. We seek the parting of the seas, the moving of the mountains. But no, its a quiet thing. At least for me it was.
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I used to dance, but now I only move.
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Nine years after I had my own accident, I find that in trying to go back to doing those things that I used to do just doesn’t fit. Everything seems to just fall apart. I don’t know why but I think it is because I am this new creature.
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At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.
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I go to my grandchildren. They keep their grandpa informed on what’s going on.
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When people come and see my show, I try to infuse into them that they can walk away feeling like their lives are a victory.
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