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The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.

Ben Vereen

I want to show people what the possibilities are if you take care of yourself and do the right thing.
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Care Desire People Want
At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.
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Giving Gratitude Journey
Ive been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).
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Blessed Position Share
I used to dance, but now I only move.
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Dance Moving Used
I coach young people. I have a group called BTP – Broadway Theatre Project.
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Broadway Theatre Groups People
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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Choices Journey Moving
I didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.
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Backstage Knows Mets
You’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day. My godmother used to say, I don’t want to rust out, I just want to work out. If you stand still long enough, people will throw dirt on you.
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Light Long People
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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Everyone Good Learn
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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Better Plant Responsibility Tomorrow
You’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day.
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Godmother Haste Light
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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Feelings People Victory
The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.
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Appreciation Dedication Hard Work
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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Change Moving Sea
Live stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There’s nothing like a live audience.
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Energy Made Stage
I go to my grandchildren. They keep their grandpa informed on what’s going on.
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Going Grandchildren Grandpa Keep

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