Ben Vereen Quotes
Live stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There's nothing like a live audience.
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You don't have to become Mother Teresa to make an impact in the world. But nothing can be achieved if, at the very least, we are not talking about it.
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Our planet's lands and oceans are already stretched to meet the demands of 7 billion people. The human population continues to grow. The search for sustainable solutions is an economic and a moral imperative if we are to create the future we want.
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I feel like a younger man, and I'm sure having a child and all that has to do with that.
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There's not some idea I'm going to create a work that's going to change everybody's consciousness.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
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I just don't think men fancy me.
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English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
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Turning 18 is a big deal.
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The best way to cope with trouble is to stay out of it as much as possible.
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Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.
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If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
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Recollection is not something that I can summon up, it simply comes and I am the servant of it.
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I believe if more American children read the Ten Commandments and are taught what they mean, they will predictably engage in less crime.
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I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. That's what I try to do.
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I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.
Garry Kasparov -
If I were asked for a one-sentence sound bite on religion, I would say I was against it.
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For a kid in London, Hollywood seems like such a mythical place.
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The criteria of art are the imponderable, the immeasurable.
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People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.
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In sport you always think the strongest guy should be going for it and getting the best results. The thing is, cycling also has a very important team aspect, which I don't think that a lot of people fully grasp.
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Seeing is not enough; you have to feel what you photograph
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Live stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There's nothing like a live audience.
