Lawrence Welk quotes

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last. (Lawrence Welk)
Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God.
Lawrence Welk
One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.
Lawrence Welk
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
There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.
Lawrence Welk
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
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
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
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
This is the best biography by me I have ever read.
Lawrence Welk
One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers. (Lawrence Welk)
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
I expected to be a farmer like my father and brothers. Life seemed pleasant and orderly.
Lawrence Welk
My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know.
Lawrence Welk
If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience.
Lawrence Welk
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
Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.
Lawrence Welk
By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.
Lawrence Welk
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
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
Conversation didn't seem necessary when I put the accordion down and swung some young lady around the floor. (Lawrence Welk)
Sounds always fascinated me.
Lawrence Welk
Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.
Lawrence Welk
I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places.
Lawrence Welk
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