Lawrence Welk was a famous Musician from USA, who lived between March 11, 1908 and May 17, 1992. He/she became 84 years old.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive.
Our collection contains 35 quotes who is written / told by Lawrence, under the main topics: Work - Trust.
35 Famous quotes by Lawrence Welk
"Conversation didn't seem necessary when I put the accordion down and swung some young lady around the floor"
"One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers"
"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"
"Sounds always fascinated me"
"In spite of the Depression, or maybe because of it, folks were hungry for a good time, and an evening of dancing seemed a good way to have it"
"If any performer has quality in his voice he can almost always be helped to develop all the other necessary attributes"
"I played a Spaniard. I looked about as Spanish as any other fair-skinned German"
"His act may start out slow, but it tapers off"
"If they can't hum it after we play it, it's not for us"
"I realized some of the pitfalls of being well-known; it was nice if you were successful, but it made it just that much harder to take when you failed"
"I just wrote a book, but don't go out and buy it yet, because I don't think it's finished yet"
"For a while we had trouble trying to get the sound of a champagne cork exploding out of the bottle. I solved the problem by sticking my finger in my mouth and popping it out"
"Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn't speak English and never had a music lesson or much of an education"
"It's curious how we act in moments of personal despair"
"You know, it's a long world"
"There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them"
"Music was my joy, my home, the one place I felt happy and secure"
"Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life"
"If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience"
"I was so anxious to succeed that I made a practice of appearing on all the disc jockey shows I could, in order to publicize the band"
"I just had an idea that went right over my head"
"I have a tremendous desire to learn, and to grow, and to develop whatever I have that will make for any kind of improvement in me"
"Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns"
"By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family"
"If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try to do the best you can, the money will come"
"Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God"
"Whenever you have a minute I'd like to see you right now"
"This is the best biography by me I have ever read"
"One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters"
"Night after night I could feel the chills go up and down my spine, they played so well"
"My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know"
"I have never been an innovator, a creative genius"
"I expected to be a farmer like my father and brothers. Life seemed pleasant and orderly"
"I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places"
"Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last"
