Lawrence Welk Quotes
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.
It's curious how we act in moments of personal despair.
Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.
Music was my joy, my home, the one place I felt happy and secure.
My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know.
Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God.
Night after night I could feel the chills go up and down my spine, they played so well.
One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.
One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers.
Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.
Sounds always fascinated me.
The first time I try anything is invariably not very successful. I tend to grow slowly, but solidly.
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.
The William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh... was the place where Champagne Music was born.
There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.
This is the best biography by me I have ever read.
We really were a very musical family. Father managed to buy us a small pump organ, and I just loved this instrument.
When my parents first arrived there, North Dakota had just been admitted to the Union, and the country was still wild and harsh.
Whenever you have a minute I'd like to see you right now.
You know, it's a long world.
