There Is Nothing Like Practice.

I Did All Kinds Of Things In Order To Earn A Living.

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.

The Greater The Emotional Intensity, The Greater The Simplicity.

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.

I Think That Of My 21 Symphonies, Each Has Its Own Place.