I love sharing my story. It’s endlessly healing.
BEN VEREENI didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.
More Ben Vereen Quotes
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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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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 go to my grandchildren. They keep their grandpa informed on what’s going on.
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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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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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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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Ive been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).
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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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I used to dance, but now I only move.
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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 stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.
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You’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day.
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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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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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