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.
BEN VEREENWhen people come and see my show, I try to infuse into them that they can walk away feeling like their lives are a victory.
More Ben Vereen Quotes
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The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.
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I didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.
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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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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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Live stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There’s nothing like a live audience.
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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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I love sharing my story. It’s endlessly healing.
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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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I coach young people. I have a group called BTP – Broadway Theatre Project.
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I used to dance, but now I only move.
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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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You’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day.
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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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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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