Alan Hovhaness Quotes

My mother's background was Scottish. She came from an old family, some of whom lived in upper New York State and some of whom had come over from Scotland.

Alan Hovhaness

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I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.

Larry Wilmore
- Up
- World
- Work
A first date should be elegant. In comfortable surroundings. A place with excellent food, where you can talk easily and get to know each other.

Oleg Cassini
- Food
- Know
- Surroundings
Body experience... is the centre of creation.

Barbara Hepworth
- Experience
- Body
- Creation
Never having alone time is real tough on people.

Yakov Smirnoff
- People
- Time
- Real
They think my life is glamourous. It's not true. I obviously get to come in and do radio interviews. That's the glamour. But other than that, I eat and sleep and that's it. Eat, sleep and do shows.

Adam Garcia
- Life
- True
- Sleep
I don't think my mother and father ever had any doubts about what I was to be punished for or not. My parents come from a very strictly defined culture.

B. F. Skinner
- Mother
- Father
- Parents