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Lawrence Welk Quotes

I knew nothing of the real life of a musician, but I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: March 11, 1903 - May 17, 1992

Topics

Life Great Myself People Nothing

There is power in naming racism for what it is, in shining a bright light on it, brighter than any torch or flashlight. A thing as simple as naming it allows us to root it out of the darkness and hushed conversation where it likes to breed like roaches. It makes us acknowledge it. Confront it.

Power Light Simple Darkness Racism

I don't know if people know that Sylvester Stallone is one of the most decent gentlemen that I've ever met. He's the most consistent friend I've ever had.

Friend People Know Consistent Decent

My son, before he went to school, he'd eat pretty much everything. Then as soon as he went to school, he got some peer pressure, and other kids would say, 'Oh, you're gonna eat that. That's horrible. That's disgusting.'

Son School Pressure You Say Eat

The more I'm dedicated to this work, the more I'm able to satisfy my deep need to create. And that's a pretty good thing. If you take half-decent care of yourself, that can propel you on into productive later years.

Work Good Yourself Deep Care You

People come to my shows on purpose as opposed to coming to a 'comedy show.' Which was always my goal.

Purpose People Comedy Goal Always

We are at a point in the video game industry that the industry is hollowed out. It is out of touch with the zeitgeist, creating sequels and formulaic games over and over again. The energy comes from the indies.

Game Energy Creating Games Touch

A lot of people are comfortable labelling you because it's easy. Like, 'He's a rapper. He can only do this. He can only do these types of shows.' I want to do everything. I want to feel comfortable being me.

People Me Feel Easy You Want

I live more than anything else to produce the Games.

Live Games More Anything Than Else

I just hope to take this confidence and keep going forward.

Denis Shapovalov

Confidence Hope Keep Going Forward

Both grandfathers fought in different wars. My mother's father fought in World War II, and then my father's father fought in Korea. And they're both these country boys, one from rural Tennessee and one from rural Louisiana - and they never went back home.

Father Mother Home War World Back

It might be liberating to think of human life as informed by losses and disappearances as much as by gifted appearances, allowing a more present participation and witness to the difficulty of living.

Life Think Present Living Human

I grew up in New York City, and both my parents worked. On weekends, we'd go out to the country, and on Sunday nights we'd come back. Sometimes we were a little cranky - it was a long drive. But we could always look forward to one thing: my mother's ziti and meat sauce.

Mother New York Parents City Drive

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