I didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.
BEN VEREENYou’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day.
More Ben Vereen Quotes
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You’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day.
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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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The death of my daughter is a subject I talk about briefly because there is nothing more tragic.
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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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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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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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I go to my grandchildren. They keep their grandpa informed on what’s going on.
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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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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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Ive been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).
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I coach young people. I have a group called BTP – Broadway Theatre Project.
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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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At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.
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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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I want to show people what the possibilities are if you take care of yourself and do the right thing.
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