Alan Hovhaness Quotes

This is not to say that the Scots are not fine people, but they were all sort of... well, my grandfather was a minister and sort of Protestant, and this was rather depressing to me.

Alan Hovhaness

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: composer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 8, 1911 - June 21, 2000

Topics

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We need to end the government monopoly in education by transferring power from bureaucracies and unions to families. The era of defining public education as allegiance to centralized school districts must end.

Jeb Bush

EducationPowerGovernmentSchool

It's a blessing because the Baldwin vibe on the street is what I live for the most. I think our name is something that a lot of people get a good feeling about and brings a smile to their face, and we're very fortunate.

Stephen Baldwin

SmileGoodLiveBlessingPeople

To fly into Moscow was a joy. I was trying to understand what people were thinking and how to earn money. In the end, I stayed.

Suleyman Kerimov

MoneyJoyPeopleFlyThinkingEnd

You got to look the part. You have to look like all the successful rock bands look. This is what they do. That's never been us. You know, it's a hard game to play: at the end of the day, we are just a rock band and have so many different cultures of music that we have grown up on, because we are fans of all different kinds of music.

Sonny Sandoval

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I did not know I was in my prime until afterwards.

Mason Cooley

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I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.

Jules Renard

GodReputationBetterKnowWouldHe

I can be upset by malice. Most critics are very poor poets. Poetry is a craft that takes a lot to appreciate, and there are some critics who have no ear for it. An irresponsible critic can do a lot of psychic damage, but eventually, they don't affect your work.

Derek Walcott

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Part of the reason I am so evangelical in our campaigning work is that I had an unshakeable faith in Labour values, but we needed a machine worthy of the message. I grew up with a peerless Conservative machine, with vastly superior resources.

Douglas Alexander

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We all know we're going to die one day, but who wants to think about it? What's sustainable is joy, pleasure and freedom.

Dean Ornish

FreedomDayJoyThinkDieKnow

Deep inside, I am desperate to do comedy.

David Suchet

I AmDeepComedyInsideDesperate

The Incarnation is the medicine of the soul, undoing the Fall and bringing man to the Tree of Life, and the office of a priest is to administer this medicine in the sacraments.

Arthur Middleton

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In a film there a lot of people scheduling, you know.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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