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I truly believe greatness is in all of us. Don’t let anyone talk us out of our truth.

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Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
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Anyone
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Perhaps one of the most important lessons that I continue to have reinforced is to always have faith and believe in yourself. To never lose sight of who you are and to know yourself.
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Maybe we didn't have many possessions, but we never went hungry, were cold, or lacked love.
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Being happy with less is what makes a great human being, not a big house with marble floors, or everyone knowing who you are.
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My new question was, What do you do when your dreams come true? My answer was: Find new ones.
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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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I really and truly believe that music represents humanity’s soul.
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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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I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.
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You have to give up some of the old so that you can make room for the new.
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Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don’t give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life’s problems will fall away and you will get what you want. It happens. It works.
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I don't really like to explain my songs.
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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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Truth is the number one element in whatever you do with music.
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That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.
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Sometimes the knowledge you've been given in school or by an elder - 'this is just the way it is' - keeps you from accomplishing because it traps you in a box in your mind and limits your freedom to deliver.
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My mother loved everyone she came in contact with. She always shared her love and was able to heal those around her with it.
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