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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.
Yanni
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Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
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Giannis Chrysomallis
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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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My new question was, What do you do when your dreams come true? My answer was: Find new ones.
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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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