Perry Como Quotes

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But today, I feel the genuine warmth, the affection, and although I may joke about it, I am touched.

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Touched, May, About, Warmth

Actually, I would love to make a music video. Maybe it would finally put to rest those persistent rumours that have followed me throughout my career - particularly when I was on camera performing - that I had died.

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Love, Career, Maybe, Rumours

I worked with the world's greatest talents and then went home to the world's greatest woman. It was, and is, a great life.

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Woman, World, Worked, Great Life

We also own a little boat and I'm like a kid with it. I take off early in the morning, fishing rod in tow, and just drift about the ocean all day.

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Own, Like, Rod, Boat

That I can't relate to today's music or morals doesn't make either necessarily bad. Just different. I leave the judgements to others.

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Morals, Bad, Necessarily, Judgements

The business has changed greatly since my day.

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Business, Day, Greatly, Changed

Acting coaches in Hollywood were always telling me to use my hands and body more. But that was never me. I just breathe and sometimes it doesn't look as if I'm doing that.

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Doing, Always, Telling, Breathe

In many ways, that affection is the real reward for 56 years in the business. Although the money ain't exactly bad either.

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Business, Reward, Bad, Affection

But we do have a golf course near by and I play fairly regularly.

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Golf, Play, Regularly, Near

Just the other day, it seems, the kids were running through the house, slamming doors, breaking glass, making noise. Time goes by so quickly. Sometimes everything seems so fleeting.

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Through, Glass, Other, Noise

For the amount of talent I had - and I couldn't dance, act, or tell a joke - I enjoyed a tremendous career.

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Career, Act, Amount, Joke

People have always thought that I wasn't ambitious. They judged by appearances and were fooled. I was competitive. I wanted success and was willing to work for it.

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Thought, Always, Willing, Fooled

Although I managed my schedule to be home by late afternoon most days, basically, Roselle raised our children alone. And so I missed out on a lot of wonderful moments, missed watching my kids grow into the wonderful people they are today.

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Watching, Out, Our, Schedule

I had 13 weeks off and I would pack up the family and drive to some mountain retreat where we could be together and fish all day. I loved it. I needed it.

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Some, Could, Weeks, Pack

My only regret in life is that I didn't spend as much time with my kids as I now wish I had.

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Life, Wish, Had, Regret

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