We had no idea it would be 11 years. We started out as a six-week contract. Donny Osmond More Quotes by Donny Osmond More Quotes From Donny Osmond If you're climbing the ladder of life, you go rung by rung, one step at a time. Don't look too far up, set your goals high but take one step at a time. Sometimes you don't think you're progressing until you step back and see how high you've really gone. Donny Osmond successinspirationalthinking You have to believe in yourself, otherwise you can't do it. If you don't believe in yourself, how do expect anyone else to? Because ultimately, you're the one who has to do it. Donny Osmond believe-in-yourselfdont-believebelieve Always surround yourself with people who are better than you. If you're hanging around bad people, they're going to start bringing you down . . . But, if you surround yourself with good people, they're going to be pulling you up. Donny Osmond pullingsurround-yourselfpeople I never smile unless I mean it. Donny Osmond smilelaughterhappiness My father instilled in me the attitude of prevailing. If there's a challenge, go for it. If there's a wall to break down, break it down. Donny Osmond wallattitudefather I wish I could dance like Michael Jackson. I'd love to be able to have my life exactly the way it is, but with his dance moves. Donny Osmond danceinspirationalmoving A belief in God is vitally important, not just in show business, but stability in life. You know, to recognize deity is the most important thing that you can do. I mean, it comes to the Ten Commandments. They weren't ten suggestions. They were Ten Commandments. Donny Osmond deitiesimportantmean I had a rough spot about being a goody-goody Mormon, and not drinking or smoking. But I'm kind of grateful I've got this image now. There are no skeletons in my closet. What you see is what you get. Donny Osmond skeletonsgratefuldrinking Success sometimes can really bite you in the shorts. Donny Osmond bitesshortssometimes I am fine with 'Puppy Love.' I hated it for a while. But I still sing it. I have a country version, a sexy version and a cheesy nightclub version. I am trying to infuse it with maturity. I will never escape that song. I will always be Mr. 'Puppy Love.' Donny Osmond sexysongcountry Romance is alive and well in America, but the 50 percent who can't make it work fail because of selfishness. It gets down to that. You can't oversimplify it because every situation is so complex. Donny Osmond selfishnessromanceamerica Sometimes people take it for granted that they had success, especially nowadays when you have instant stardom. A lot of people feel entitlement and nobody is entitled to anything. Donny Osmond entitlementsometimespeople You always draw from your roots. I'm influenced by everything I hear and see, and that includes music today, but obviously I go back to my early influences: Stevie Wonder, Parliament, Earth, Wind & Fire, Ohio Players, Average White Band. Those kind of artists are what I look to. When I hear that stuff on the radio, I turn it up! Donny Osmond artistplayerwind I love living in Utah. I was born here but raised in L.A., but we decided about 13, 14 years ago to come here to Utah. Donny Osmond bornutahyears I went from an innocent child to a national television star. My career took on a life of its own. Donny Osmond careersstarschildren You know, I always wondered what it would have been like to just go to school, play football with the guys and go to the prom. Just like a 'regular person.' Donny Osmond playfootballschool I got fitter when I did 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.' I wore a loincloth - that's a lot of motivation! Donny Osmond motivation I go to bed late. My mind starts going at night - that's when those creative juices begin flowing. Donny Osmond creative-juicesmindnight Of course this is Vegas and it is the melting pot for all over the world, but people from all over the world know Donny and Marie. It is amazing. I have been in the business a long time to realize careers can be fleeting. Five years is a long career nowadays for some people, and here we are still going strong after 40 years. Donny Osmond careersstrongyears I didn't grow up with Broadway music. My mother played Perry Como, while I listened to Andy Williams records. Later on it was Cream, Grand Funk Railroad and lots of R&B like the Isley Bros. and Parliament. Donny Osmond railroadsgrowing-upmother
