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In Greek, we do not use just one word for love. We have many words that are specific to each type of love.

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Yanni
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
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Giannis Chrysomallis
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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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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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The greatest things in life - truth, creativity, imagination, love, kindness, compassion -are already inside us, and they're all free.
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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 new question was, What do you do when your dreams come true? My answer was: Find new ones.
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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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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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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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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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As I understand life at different levels, I can use music to express what these levels feel like to me. Hopefully the listener can be transported to this understanding by listening to the music.
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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 truly believe greatness is in all of us. Don’t let anyone talk us out of our truth.
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Sometimes we get caught up in our troubles and our problems and we let life slip away, but life is precious, all of life, and one must try to take in as much of it as possible.
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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 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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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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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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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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I don't want problems solved for me. I want the fishing rod, not the fish.
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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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