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Alan Hovhaness Quotes

It's hard for me to think of others because I'm not particularly in sympathy with the music of this century.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Music Me Sympathy Think Others Hard

One of the accidental joys of my writing life has been that I've had some lovely, surprisingly good fortune with readers, and I've brought readers to my dad's work. I can't tell you the joy that gives me. Because my father's work was masterful.

Andre Dubus III

Life Work Good Father Joy Me

The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Person Years Experiences Lived Most

We need to boost our intake of healthy plant foods and reduce our dependence on animal-based foods.

Plant Healthy Need Dependence Our

Who isn't a fan of Ray Charles?

Who Fan Ray Charles Ray Charles

My dad, who was a teacher, used to tell me that a teacher's goal should be for every one of their students to get an A. If that's your goal every day - to make every student or player learn - then it doesn't matter if you won last year or didn't win. When next year's team shows up, I try to help every player become as good as they can be.

Good Teacher Day Me Team Win

I used to go online all the time, and then I had to stop myself... because I'm a writer, and it's like: to have a procrastination tool, like, within my computer... it was just getting too hairy.

Time Myself Procrastination Stop Go

I wish that more people were willing to turn down upfront money in exchange for doing things that are more original. Turning down a seven-figure check has a ripple effect on the budget, which has a ripple effect on the storytelling. The higher the budget gets, the fewer storytelling risks you're able to take.

Money Risks People Wish Doing You

It's not my business what other people think of me.

Business People Me Think Other

I like the fact that I have the power to convey a lot of emotion through my songs. I like to channel that when I'm singing. I think it's just a mix of R&B, soul, but then I kind of move more into the pop world and electronic pop and stuff like that.

Power Soul Singing World Think Kind

I had always wanted to retell a Shakespeare play. It was an ambition from college days. But in order to be able to do it... the circumstances in my life didn't come together for a long time.

Life Time Together College Ambition

It would be nice to live off the land and fix cars.

Live Be Nice Nice Land Fix Off

I get caught up in my bubble of reading, writing, or music.

Antonio Banderas

Music Writing Reading Bubble Up Get

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