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

Yanni

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Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
Greatness
Truly
Anyone
Talk
Truth
Believe

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A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.
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Everything great that has ever happened to humanity has begun as a single thought in someone's mind, and if anyone of us is capable of such a thought, then all of us has the same capacity, capability, because we're all the same.
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The love I have for my daughter is completely unconditional, and it is the most important love in my life.
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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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We need to learn to get along with each other and learn how to help one another.
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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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Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.
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I don't really like to explain my songs.
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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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A little bit of fear means you are doing something worth doing--you are stretching...You are going outside your immediate grasp.
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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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I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.
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I'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else.
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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 most important battle is one to conquer yourself.
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If you leave yourself open to learning, then you can benefit and enjoy an incredibly rewarding and insightful experience. These experiences are the driving force in my life, and they keep me alive and inspire not only my music but also my everyday life.
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I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I’d rather wait till I go through the problem, and write about the learning that took place.
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I tend to stay up very late at night, so I wake up later in the day. This allows me to be in the middle of my workday when I am onstage at night.
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I believe we're responsible for everything that happens to us.
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I don't dwell in the past I don't wallow in old events and emotions. I don't waste time on regret. No use going over and over the details of what already happened.
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