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I believe we're responsible for everything that happens to us.

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Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
Happens
Everything
Believe
Responsible

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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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The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.
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I really and truly believe that music represents humanity’s soul.
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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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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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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 truly believe greatness is in all of us. Don’t let anyone talk us out of our truth.
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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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We need to learn to get along with each other and learn how to help one another.
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You need a mind open to possibility, conditioned to love the creative spirit we all have inside ourselves.
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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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When it comes down to music, I have no balance. I am 100 percent. It is like full throttle. Five hundred miles an hour.
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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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Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.
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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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My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well.
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I know that our world is going through a very difficult time right now, but I will never lose my faith in humanity, and our incredible ability to overcome just about anything.
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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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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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My father once said, ‘If the whole world wants to go left and you feel like going right, go right. You don’t have to follow. You don’t have to make a big deal about which way you’re going. Just go. It’s very easy.’
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