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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.
Yanni
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Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
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Giannis Chrysomallis
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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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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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I have been fortunate to have a career that has allowed me to travel the world and come in contact with many different cultures and people.
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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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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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You do good work for a long-enough time, I believed, and you'd get noticed.
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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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I really and truly believe that music represents humanity’s soul.
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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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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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I’ve always lived in the moment.
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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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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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