John Tesh Quotes

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.
John Tesh

Faith, Heart, Moving

I grew up wanting to be a musician, but my parents were sure I would starve to death. So, they put me in physics and chemistry. That eventually blew up, and I got into radio.
John Tesh

Death, Parents, Put

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

Work, True, Put

After playing so many songs in churches for eight or nine years, I've learned what songs people react to. Then I just had fun with the arrangements. That's how this album came together.
John Tesh

Fun, Together, After

I always wanted to be a full-time musician. Every television job I had was a means to buy a grand piano, or to put in a recording studio, or something like that.
John Tesh

Job, Put, Wanted

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

Music, Different, Idea

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

Another, Europe, Events

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.
John Tesh

Music, Work, Job

I was 23 years old. It was a wild time. I was covering everything that blew up - blackouts, Studio 54, son of Sam killer, and all of that stuff.
John Tesh

Time, Everything, Son

I'd like to do a television show that is encouraging, useful, and clean, and I'd like to go up against Entertainment Tonight and beat it.
John Tesh

Show, Against, Television

I've been stuck on John Eldredge lately. He's all about being a warrior outside of the church. I hate to think about this kind of stuff - I just like to do it.
John Tesh

Hate, Warrior, Church

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.
John Tesh

Education, Job, Story

If you want to write the next great novel, but you think, No, this won't work because no one will buy it or it won't be any good, then you talk yourself out of taking a risk.
John Tesh

Work, Good, Great

None of those jobs were high-profile, but once I was on ET, people then began to associate me with that show. So, that is the thing that many people know me for. When in effect, that was the end of my television career.
John Tesh

End, Career, Show

Really, at a time when they're debating when and where a nativity scene can be used, this is the kind of stuff we need to have out there - outside of the church.
John Tesh

Time, Used, Church

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

Sunday, Real, Lead

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.
John Tesh

Great, Live, Thinking

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

Christmas, Understand, Ministry

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Nationality: American

Born: July 9, 1952

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