Alan Hovhaness Quotes
I found a greater identity with my own emotions in the Armenian culture as I grew older, as well as from the beginning, although I didn't know anything about it.
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If we could all figure out a way to just be true to ourselves and have a good time doing what we're doing, it would be a lot more fun.
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If you ask what you are going to do about global warming, the only rational answer is to change the way in which we do transportation, energy production, agriculture and a good deal of manufacturing. The problem originates in human activity in the form of the production of goods.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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I suffered from 'No one will ever fancy me!' syndrome, well into my teens. Even now I do not consider myself to be some kind of great, sexy beauty. Absolutely not.
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A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
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Knitting not only relaxes me, it also brings a feeling of being at home.
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Vin Scully has been my broadcasting idol for a long time. He is so humble - he has the exact same work ethic that he had 65 years ago. His family is what he cares about the most, and at the heart of his whole being is his marriage and kids.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.
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There is nothing in my work that can be taken as blasphemy.
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Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go.
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It used to be that watching a film was a very special occasion, the same way flying was. Before, if you took a flight from New York to L.A., most of the windows would be open. Now, we get on planes and we just close them because we're so used to what it feels like. I think the same thing has happened with cinema.
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As someone who works from home, my top style tip is to make sure you get dressed in the morning.
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It wasn't until I set out to write a novel about marriage that I realized how little I knew about the institution.
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We cannot afford idleness, waste or inefficiency.
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Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.
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This is the other thing: we make the cost of raising kids higher than it has to be just because we feel they need all this stuff, like gadgets, certain schools, and activities that are nice but aren't really necessary.
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I was successful materially, but I know life is much more than worldly success. I saw all these blessings God had given me. The way to give thanks is obedience to God.
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On Earth, we still have a beautiful atmosphere that precisely maintains a thermally driven climatic system that shelters, shields and sustains our natural treasures.
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English culture is highly literary-based.
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A culture of discipline is not a principle of business, it is a principle of greatness.
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Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood let alone believed by the masses.
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I found a greater identity with my own emotions in the Armenian culture as I grew older, as well as from the beginning, although I didn't know anything about it.
