Yanni quotes

Yanni is a Greek composer, pianist, and music producer, celebrated for his instrumental new age and contemporary music. His performances, often held at historic sites, have captivated audiences around the world. He has become renowned for blending diverse musical influences into a unique and inspiring style. Here are 51 of his quotes:

I'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else. (Yanni)

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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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've always lived in the moment.

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I don't want problems solved for me. I want the fishing rod, not the fish.

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You do good work for a long-enough time, I believed, and you'd get noticed.

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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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All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent.

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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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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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You have to give up some of the old so that you can make room for the new. (Yanni)

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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We're all capable if we have faith and passion.

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That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.

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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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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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Being happy with less is what makes a great human being, not a big house with marble floors, or everyone knowing who you are.

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Of all the forces that are exerted on us over our lifetime, at least for me, love has been the most powerful of all.

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

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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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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These changes are part of what keeps me interested and excited. Life won't let me keep coming at it from the same angle.

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I believed that anything was possible, or at least because I didn't put together everyone else's "facts" and believe that winning was impossible.

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Photo: Yanni, CC BY-SA 2.0

Occupation: Greek Pianist
Born: November 14, 1954
Quotes count: 51
Wikipedia: Yanni

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