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.
BEN VEREENOur 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.
More Ben Vereen Quotes
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Ive been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).
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I used to dance, but now I only move.
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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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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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You’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day.
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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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I didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.
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At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.
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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 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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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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The death of my daughter is a subject I talk about briefly because there is nothing more tragic.
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The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.
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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 go to my grandchildren. They keep their grandpa informed on what’s going on.
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