A few days ago I posted a photo from LOL Cats that had captured my heart because of its unity of joy, silence and motion. I captioned it, “You gots to dance like no one is watchin.” I was thinking of a quote I’d heard at a Realtor seminar and attributed then to Louis Armstrong as, “You’ve got to dance like no one is watching, sing like no one is listening, love like you’ve never been hurt and work like you don’t need the money.”
I’ve captioned a couple more LOL Cat photos to go with the quote. But I thought I’d take a few moments to track down the real quote and its source. Here’s what I found at Quoteland.com from Nostromo, Quoteland Potentate:
I contacted Mr. Purkey asking him (here is the beginning of my message to him):
Are you the author of a quote that goes something like:
“Dance like no one is watching,
Work like you don’t need the money…”and this is his reply:
Dear John,
Thanks for your note regarding the quote. It is
obvious that the theme has worked its way through many minds.
I certainly want to give credit to those who have tinkered with this beautiful concept.
My version follows. I am sure that most of the words are mine.
“You’ve gotta’ dance like there’s nobody watching,
Love like you’ll never be hurt.
Sing like there’s nobody listening,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.”
(And speak from the heart to be heard.)
Hope this helps.
Best wishes,William W. Purkey
Wed 6/13/01 8:31 AM
I’ll be on the look-out for photos that speak to me about “Sing like there’s nobody listening” and “Live like it’s heaven on earth” and maybe even “Speak from the heart to be heard.” In the meantime, here is a reprise of “You’ve got to dance like no one is watching” and my LOL Cats for “You’ve got to love like you’ve never been hurt” and “Work like you don’t need the money”:
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