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I didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.

Ben Vereen

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
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
I love sharing my story. It’s endlessly healing.
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Endlessly Healing Stories
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
Ive been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).
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Blessed Position Share
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 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
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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Fall Thinking Years
I coach young people. I have a group called BTP – Broadway Theatre Project.
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Broadway Theatre Groups People
I used to dance, but now I only move.
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Dance Moving Used
The death of my daughter is a subject I talk about briefly because there is nothing more tragic.
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Daughter Mother Tragic
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
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
You’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day.
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Godmother Haste Light
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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Dance Dream One Day
At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.
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Giving Gratitude Journey

I didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.

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