Dick Clark Quotes

#1. If you fall down, get up and walk again.
If you can't walk, crawl.
If that idea fails, have another one
It doesn't happen by accident.
It takes a lot of hard work.

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#2. The faultless formulas of television-the ones that last-are simple.

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#3. Music is the soundtrack of our lives.

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#4. It's rare when an artist's talent can touch an entire generation of people. It's even rarer when that same influence affects several generations. Elvis made an imprint on the world of pop music unequaled by any other single performer.

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#5. I'm a survivor in a business that constantly rejects you.

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#6. Age ain't got nothing to do with how old you are.

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#7. Well, I'm using a cane, so what? So what if they shot me sitting in a wheelchair? That's life!

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#8. It's real good to be back with you again this year.

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#9. If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully.

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#10. I don't make culture. I sell it.

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#11. Jet lag is for amateurs.

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#12. Success is finding something you love to do, getting paid to do it and finding someone to share it with.

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#13. I don't set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them.

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#14. Music is the soundtrack of your life.

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#15. Last year I had a stroke. It left me in bad shape. I had to teach myself how to walk and talk all over again. It was a long hard fight. My speech is not perfect but I'm getting there.

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#16. The problem is when you try to impose today's standards on people living back then. It's the politically correct thing to do, but it was a different era, a different country then.

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#17. Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law?

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