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The greatest things in life - truth, creativity, imagination, love, kindness, compassion -are already inside us, and they're all free.
Yanni
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Yanni
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
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Giannis Chrysomallis
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Music is like creating an emotional painting. The sounds are the colors.
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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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I just would use any instrument known to man in any combination as long as it describes an emotion.
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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 believe we're responsible for everything that happens to us.
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Whether a person is spiritual or not, we all seek to get away from the stress, anger, and anxiety of everyday life. Some people drink, do drugs, or do worse to escape, and they hurt themselves in the process. Some people listen to music, mine included, and feel better.
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The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.
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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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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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Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.
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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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