Ben Vereen Quotes
The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.
Quotes to Explore
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I heard that in the United States the level of baseball was the highest in the world. So it was only natural that I would want to go there, as a baseball player.
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The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
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I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it.
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I don't second-guess our playcalling or wanting to throw it. Honestly, we've got terrific guys. We know how to matchup. We know how to get open. That part of our game is so intact.
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I always said I wanted an Olympic medal. It's the pinnacle of any athlete's career.
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Growing up, I was always in the kitchen. Even in third grade, I made cooking videos called 'The Little Italian.' Very little production value, but it was good.
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It's the good girls who keep diaries; the bad girls never have the time.
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My impression of Americans from the beginning is of the best, and I have never since had cause to alter my mind. They are a kind, sympathetic race of people and naturally proud of their country.
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It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.
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Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.
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To communicate the truths of history is an act of hope for the future.
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You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.
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The Congress is a dysfunctional institution; it's broken. One of our three branches of government is broken.
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I think what made John Lennon so exciting as an artist is that, like Dylan and other musicians with a truly important musical legacy, he had several faces, personas that changed over time as he developed.
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It is better to go down in infamy than to never go down at all.
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I don't know if a government bailout will rescue America's auto industry, but I do know that if there is a bailout, it better come with a big, bright stop sign and lots of strings attached.
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I consider myself Istanbul's storyteller. My subject matter is my town. I consider it my job to explore the hidden patterns of my city's clandestine corners, its shady, mysterious places, the things I love.
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Before acting took off, I was a professional kiteboarder training for the world circuit; with a sporting activity, you have to be determined, and it taught me to have a thick skin, which came in use after going to so many auditions and being told 'no.'
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Imagine being told that it hadn’t mattered whether the Christians or the Moors got Spain! I can still remember my shock. I got over it fairly quickly, though, because by that time I had learned enough history to know that in the long run it never mattered a damn where any particular race of people planted its collective ass.
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By venturing into space, we improve life for everyone here on Earth - scientific advances and innovations that come from this kind of research create products we use in our daily lives.
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If ISIL were to substantially increase the priority it places on attacking the West rather than fighting to maintain and expand territorial control, then the group's access to radicalized Westerners who have fought in Syria and Iraq would provide a pool of operatives who potentially have access to the United States and other Western countries.
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Really, given that God does judge nations, it's amazing that abortion has run as far and foully as it has without what I would consider to be a greater imposition of judgment on this country. Who knows what the future holds?
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The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.
