I used to dance, but now I only move.
BEN VEREENI used to dance, but now I only move.
More Ben Vereen Quotes
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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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If we plant the right seeds, tomorrow will be better. If you put out good things, then you’ll get good things back. That’s part of our responsibility as entertainers.
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I don’t dance like I used to, but I’m moving and I’ll be doing my form of dance at Town Hall… I hit my limitations but I learn to work with what I’ve got.
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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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People talk about love and it seems like a cliche but it’s a real thing – the more love we spread around the world the more it’s going to change lives.
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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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Live stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There’s nothing like a live audience.
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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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The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.
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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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The death of my daughter is a subject I talk about briefly because there is nothing more tragic.
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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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Ive been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).
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I didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.
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I love sharing my story. It’s endlessly healing.
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