Conversation didn't seem necessary when I put the accordion down and swung some young lady around the floor.

Quote by Lawrence Welk

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Whenever you have a minute I'd like to see you right now.

Whenever you have a minute I'd like to see you right now.

I just had an idea that went right over my head.

I just had an idea that went right over my head.

This is the best biography by me I have ever read.

This is the best biography by me I have ever read.

I expected to be a farmer like my father and brothers. Life seemed pleasant and...

I expected to be a farmer like my father and brothers. Life seemed pleasant and...

The William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh... was the place where Champagne Music was born.

The William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh... was the place where Champagne Music was born.

The first time I try anything is invariably not very successful. I tend to grow...

The first time I try anything is invariably not very successful. I tend to grow...

Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.

Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.

If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for...

If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for...

I have never been an innovator, a creative genius.

I have never been an innovator, a creative genius.

I played a Spaniard. I looked about as Spanish as any other fair-skinned German.

I played a Spaniard. I looked about as Spanish as any other fair-skinned German.

I have a tremendous desire to learn, and to grow, and to develop whatever I...

I have a tremendous desire to learn, and to grow, and to develop whatever I...

Sounds always fascinated me.

Sounds always fascinated me.

You know, it's a long world.

You know, it's a long world.

My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with...

My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with...

I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience...

I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience...

If they can't hum it after we play it, it's not for us.

If they can't hum it after we play it, it's not for us.

Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.

Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.

It's curious how we act in moments of personal despair.

It's curious how we act in moments of personal despair.

Night after night I could feel the chills go up and down my spine, they...

Night after night I could feel the chills go up and down my spine, they...

For a while we had trouble trying to get the sound of a champagne cork...

For a while we had trouble trying to get the sound of a champagne cork...