"I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano, but I did become fairly proficient as a pianist and my teachers felt I had talent and wanted me to become a good concert pianist and earn my living that way."

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Alan Hovhaness

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“I have literally played the most interesting parts since I turned 40.”
“Quick as lightning Wild Bill pulled his revolver. The stranger fell dead, shot through the brain.”
“I don't believe in strong-arming people.”

Source : "Zachary Levi Talks Nerd ‘Conscientious Capitalism’ And Focusing On The Fans" by Laura Prudom, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 07, 2012.
“Some pray to marry the man they love, my prayer will somewhat vary: I humbly pray to heaven above that I love the man I marry.”
“When we decide to be happy we accept the responsibility to bring happiness to someone else. Some decide that happiness and glee are the same thing, they are not. When we choose happiness we accept the responsibility to lighten the load of someone else and to be a light on the path to another who may be walking in darkness.”
“Life is so absurd now that it is almost impossible to be a satirist in this era.”

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“A small craft in an ocean is, or should be, a benevolent dictatorship.”
“you have to look at life, feel it, face it, and deal with it.”

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