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.
- Lawrence Welk
Dancing, Maybe, Seemed, Spite
If they can't hum it after we play it, it's not for us.
- Lawrence Welk
Play, Us, After, Hum
Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.
- Lawrence Welk
Famous, Original, Very, Duke
I expected to be a farmer like my father and brothers. Life seemed pleasant and orderly.
- Lawrence Welk
Like, Brothers, Seemed, Orderly
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.
- Lawrence Welk
Finger, Popping, Exploding, Cork
Conversation didn't seem necessary when I put the accordion down and swung some young lady around the floor.
- Lawrence Welk
Some, Necessary, Accordion, Conversation
If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience.
- Lawrence Welk
Love, Planning, Always, Live Audience
The ones the listeners loved most of all in those early years were the four Lennon girls who became the whole nation's little sisters.
- Lawrence Welk
Nation, Became, Listeners, Lennon
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.
- Lawrence Welk
Practice, Made, Could, Jockey
We really were a very musical family. Father managed to buy us a small pump organ, and I just loved this instrument.
- Lawrence Welk
Small, Very, Organ, Pump
By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.
- Lawrence Welk
Business, Musical, Also, Celebrated
It's curious how we act in moments of personal despair.
- Lawrence Welk
Curious, How, Act, Despair
I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places.
- Lawrence Welk
Words, Audience, Always, Laugh
My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know.
- Lawrence Welk
Accent, Very, Remained, Conversation
Night after night I could feel the chills go up and down my spine, they played so well.
- Lawrence Welk
Night, Go, Could, Up And Down
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.
- Lawrence Welk
Some, Made, Well-Known, Pitfalls
I have never been an innovator, a creative genius.
- Lawrence Welk
Never, Creative Genius, Innovator
One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers.
- Lawrence Welk
Music, Shampoo, Introduced, Orchestra
There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.
- Lawrence Welk
Bad, Days, Them, Bad Days
If any performer has quality in his voice he can almost always be helped to develop all the other necessary attributes.
- Lawrence Welk
Voice, Always, Other, Attributes
Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.
- Lawrence Welk
Life, My Life, Many, Carrying
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.
- Lawrence Welk
Knew, Accordion, Seemed, Front
The William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh... was the place where Champagne Music was born.
- Lawrence Welk
Music, Pittsburgh, Penn, Champagne
The first time I try anything is invariably not very successful. I tend to grow slowly, but solidly.
- Lawrence Welk
Grow, Anything, Very, Slowly
One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.
- Lawrence Welk
Stage, Mothers, Daughters, Overpowering
When my parents first arrived there, North Dakota had just been admitted to the Union, and the country was still wild and harsh.
- Lawrence Welk
Country, Been, Admitted, Wild
Whenever you have a minute I'd like to see you right now.
- Lawrence Welk
See, Like, Whenever, Minute
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.
- Lawrence Welk
Work, Strength, Will, Vigor
I played a Spaniard. I looked about as Spanish as any other fair-skinned German.
- Lawrence Welk
Other, Spanish, German, Played
I just wrote a book, but don't go out and buy it yet, because I don't think it's finished yet.
- Lawrence Welk
Book, Think, Wrote, Finished
Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God.
- Lawrence Welk
Love, Trust, God, Full
This is the best biography by me I have ever read.
- Lawrence Welk
Me, Ever, Read, Biography
Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.
- Lawrence Welk
My Life, Thanksgiving, Over, Marvel
Sounds always fascinated me.
- Lawrence Welk
Me, Always, Fascinated, Sounds
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.
- Lawrence Welk
Desire, Learn, Grow, Tremendous
His act may start out slow, but it tapers off.
- Lawrence Welk
Act, May, His, Slow
Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn't speak English and never had a music lesson or much of an education.
- Lawrence Welk
Education, Dreams, Lesson, English
Music was my joy, my home, the one place I felt happy and secure.
- Lawrence Welk
Music, Happy, Joy, Secure
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