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I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.

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Yanni
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
Optimist
Stupidity
Choice
Choices

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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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I think that love is very important and exists in many forms for all of us.
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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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You do good work for a long-enough time, I believed, and you'd get noticed.
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No matter what happens in life, never lose sight of who you are.
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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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We need to learn to get along with each other and learn how to help one another.
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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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Creativity is an inherent human quality of the highest order. When we create, we become more than the sum of our parts.
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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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I believe that having an open mind is one of the most important qualities we can possess. Once our minds close, we stop evolving.
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It’s like flight, you’re flying… When you’re hitting something that’s turning you on, you get goose bumps. It’s a rush. It’s very exciting and that’s what I’m hoping to do to the audience.
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My goal is to connect with people emotionally. I take life’s experiences and translate them into music — music that hopefully creates an impact on the listener.
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Music is like creating an emotional painting. The sounds are the colors.
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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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I don't want problems solved for me. I want the fishing rod, not the fish.
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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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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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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 believe we're responsible for everything that happens to us.
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