I go to my grandchildren. They keep their grandpa informed on what's going on. Ben Vereen More Quotes by Ben Vereen More Quotes From Ben Vereen 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. Ben Vereen one-day dance dream At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey. Ben Vereen gratitude giving-up journey 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. Ben Vereen tomorrow-will-be-better plant responsibility I love sharing my story. It's endlessly healing. Ben Vereen healing stories 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. Ben Vereen light long people 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. Ben Vereen choices journey moving 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 Vereen has-beens 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. Ben Vereen change sea moving Live stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There's nothing like a live audience. Ben Vereen stage energy made 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. Ben Vereen life-changing real people 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 Vereen doctors together thinking I want to show people what the possibilities are if you take care of yourself and do the right thing. Ben Vereen care want people 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. Ben Vereen victory feelings people I had a teacher, he was 86 years old and his name was Luigi in New York City, and he said, 'Never stop moving. You get to reinvent yourself.' So you have to find ways to reinventing yourself. Especially today, because it's a whole different market - social media is so important. Ben Vereen new-york teacher moving 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. Ben Vereen years fall thinking The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work. Ben Vereen dedication hard-work appreciation The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things. Ben Vereen stage creative trying I used to dance, but now I only move. Ben Vereen used moving I didn't know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage. Ben Vereen mets knows I coach young people. I have a group called BTP - Broadway Theatre Project. Ben Vereen broadway-theatre groups people
