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.
BEN VEREENIf 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.
More Ben Vereen Quotes
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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 stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.
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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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I used to dance, but now I only move.
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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 go to my grandchildren. They keep their grandpa informed on what’s going on.
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At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.
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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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I didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.
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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. 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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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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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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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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