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That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.

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Yanni
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
Adages
Genius
Percent
Inspiration
True
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Perspiration

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The greatest things in life - truth, creativity, imagination, love, kindness, compassion -are already inside us, and they're all free.
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The live concerts are everything and I’m very grateful that most of my career, I’m a live artist, I’ve been doing this. So I’ve traveled quite a lot, played in - I never stopped playing.
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Continuing to create music and perform is so important to me for many reasons. I love the interaction and connection I get with people when we perform live. Nothing is more rewarding for me.
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We need to learn how to love each other. If we cannot do that, then we need to learn to respect one another. If we can't manage to do that, then we must learn to tolerate each other.
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Of all the forces that are exerted on us over our lifetime, at least for me, love has been the most powerful of all.
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Ever since I left Greece more than two decades ago, it has been my dream to return and perform at the Acropolis. This project took more than a year and a half to plan and accomplish, and I would like to thank my band and crew and the scores of people involved in helping my dream become a reality.
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It’s really strange, but they speak to me — the notes and the chords. So when I hear other people’s music, I can feel the composer. Whoever created that, I can see in their soul.
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I realize it's possible in ways both large or small to make a difference in someone's life.
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If you are a professional, the speed with which you react to a potential problem separates the men from the boys.
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I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.
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I’ve always lived in the moment.
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Truth is the number one element in whatever you do with music.
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As I understand life at different levels, I can use music to express what these levels feel like to me. Hopefully the listener can be transported to this understanding by listening to the music.
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In Greek, we do not use just one word for love. We have many words that are specific to each type of love.
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The less you want, the richer you are. The more you need in order to be happy, the more miserable you’ll be.
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It’s a cliché - but true - that life is not a dress rehearsal. You get to do it once, so do it well.
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The studio work that I do allows me to connect with people around the world. You can't perform live for everyone, so having the ability to share my creative vision with others is very important to me as well.
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In the English language, I can love my car, or my house, or my daughter, or traveling, but in Greek and how I grew up, love is described with different words.
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There’s a very deep connection among human beings. All we have to do is open our minds to it.
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I have been fortunate to have a career that has allowed me to travel the world and come in contact with many different cultures and people.
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