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" I used almost every penny I ever made to build recording studios in every city I lived in. I don't have much to show for all the TV money except a lot of musical gear and a lot of songs. "

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" There are so many miserable people out there who have not fulfilled their dreams. I believe you should do something that you love. "

John Tesh

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" I spent another six years in Europe covering sporting events such as the Tour de France. "

" There is no better feeling in the universe, other than being married and having a family, than standing on stage behind a piano and having 5,000 people waving at you. You cannot bottle that. "

" Risk means everything from being honest about your faith, to moving, to quitting a job that's paying you a fortune but it's not what's in your heart. Risking things is one of the biggest fears we have. "

" People like Bryant Gumbel and Bob Costas are terrific broadcasters because they get challenged every day. "

" I can change a No. 1 diaper in 30 seconds and a No. 2 in a minute. "

" I took the ET job because I wanted to stop traveling and they said I would only work half a day. Then I could work on music the rest of the day. They put in my contract that I wouldn't work after 1 P.M. "

" There's probably a way to use that great content and to live under the radar now and then in order to reach a new audience. That's the thinking I'm talking about. "

" When I was first writing, I was writing mostly about sporting events, which was really what my assignments were. I was working on the Tour de France bike race and the Barcelona Olympic Games, and those songs tend to be very big, very bombastic-type music, which is the type of music that I love to write. "

" A lot of people are willing to pray or to put in work, but they're not willing to take true risks. "

" My favorite bands were Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull, Uriah Heep, Grand Funk Railroad. If you listen to some of my early music, you can hear it. "

" I grew up with the Woodstock generation. I went to Woodstock, and like everybody in my school, I wanted to be in a rock-and-roll band, and most of us were. But I also grew up with a lot of piano lessons and a lot of classical music training. "

John Tesh

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Training

" To understand this Christmas record, you have to understand our ministry. "

" We're big fans of the idea that faith without works is dead. "

" I've sort of become the poster boy for quitting your job and following your dreams. "

" The real advantage for me is that I have the opportunity to lead worship every Sunday. "

" I come from the performance world, but the idea of a worship song is different. It's useful music. "

" I was really raised by three women - my mom, and I have two older sisters, one nine years and one 11 years older - so I'm happy to have that many women in the house. "

" If you want to get an education in how to get a story and how to survive, then get a street reporter job in New York City. "

" I do a long sound check. I get there at noon on the day of a show and sit behind the piano and then walk around with the microphone. Then I feel like I have done my homework. "

" Christians, just like anybody else, want to have an impact on their lives. And if you can find music that helps you have an impact on your family, on your faith, on yourself, then that's the kind of music you want to listen to. "

" I worry a lot about what people think. I worry people think I'm not helping them enough, that they don't like my music, that I'm playing a song too fast or talking too fast. I worry my wife isn't happy with our relationship... I'm afraid somebody's going to take my career away from me. That it's going to go away, or I'm going to get fired. "

" I am always exhausted; I am always trying to find more time to be with my family, which is why they travel with me so much. "

" I guarantee you that the people who watch 'Conan O'Brien' or who watch 'Entertainment Tonight' and probably a lot of these other programs have never heard of Operation Blessing. Maybe they have heard of UNICEF, and I'm sure they have heard of the Red Cross, but they haven't heard of this organization. "

" My house was really like 'It's a Wonderful Life.' I sang in the choir and was very involved in the church. "

John Tesh

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" 'Entertainment Tonight' would send me out to do interviews with musicians like Sting and Coldplay, and I was able to watch how they plan their shows. The late Jerry Garcia of Grateful Dead always had a game plan, but he also was flexible if he had to change something at the last minute. "

John Tesh

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Change

" We never want to go into a tour and play 15 songs and say 'Enjoy.' We have messages: Number 1, follow your dreams. If I can do it, you can do it. Number 2, give your life to something. We say, 'Volunteer and add seven years to your life.' You can have your own personal ministry. The message we have is 'What do you stand for?' "

" It's my job to try and be as good a person as I can, and that's enough work for me. "

" The only thing I have ever really cared to be known as is a musician. "

" I've always loved radio. Television scares me, because I'm older. "

John Tesh

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