My accent remained terrible. ...

My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know.
 Lawrence Welk

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One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.
 Lawrence Welk
To be granted some kind of usable talent and to be able to use it to the fullest extent of which you are capable - this, to me, is a kind of joy that is almost unequaled.
 Lawrence Welk
I knew nothing of the life of a real musician, of course, but somehow I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion.
 Lawrence Welk
Conversation didn't seem necessary when I put the accordion down and swung some young lady around the floor.
 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