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

Ben Vereen

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
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
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
The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.
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Creative Stage Trying
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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Moving Towns Used
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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Changing Life People Real
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
You’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day.
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Godmother Haste Light
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
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
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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Doctors Thinking Together
At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.
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Giving Gratitude Journey
I used to dance, but now I only move.
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Dance Moving Used
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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Light Long People
I coach young people. I have a group called BTP – Broadway Theatre Project.
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Broadway Theatre Groups People
Ive been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).
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Blessed Position Share

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

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