Best 62 quotes of Yanni on MyQuotes

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

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.

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.

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

Continuing to create music and perform is so important to me for many reasons. I love the interaction and connection I get with people when we perform live. Nothing is more rewarding for me.

Creativity is an inherent human quality of the highest order. When we create, we become more than the sum of our parts.

Everything great that has ever happened to humanity has begun as a single thought in someone's mind, and if anyone of us is capable of such a thought, then all of us has the same capacity, capability, because we're all the same.

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.

Going to the school to meet the visually impaired was special. I thought I was inspiring them. I was thinking what I could possibly say to inspire them. Instead of me inspiring them, I felt they inspired me. They showed me how much courage they have, and how hard these teachers are working for these children. They made me feel like I don’t have any problems in life. It gave me uplift. They made me feel so great.

I am so happy that I didn’t go to school and I didn’t have anyone to tell me how to position my fingers on the piano correctly.

I believe that having an open mind is one of the most important qualities we can possess. Once our minds close, we stop evolving.

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

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.

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

If you are a professional, the speed with which you react to a potential problem separates the men from the boys.

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.

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.

I just would use any instrument known to man in any combination as long as it describes an emotion.

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.

I learned from my parents to do my best to not react to negative emotions. I try to think about what has happened and find the lessons that can be learned from these difficult experiences. I try to deal with these negative emotions right away because, if they stay inside, they can hurt and do a lot of damage. I release them as soon as possible so I can be free.

I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.

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

In the English language, I can love my car, or my house, or my daughter, or traveling, but in Greek and how I grew up, love is described with different words.

I realize it's possible in ways both large or small to make a difference in someone's life.

I really and truly believe that music represents humanity’s soul.

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.

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.

I truly believe greatness is in all of us. Don’t let anyone talk us out of our truth.

It’s a cliché - but true - that life is not a dress rehearsal. You get to do it once, so do it well.

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.

It’s really strange, but they speak to me — the notes and the chords. So when I hear other people’s music, I can feel the composer. Whoever created that, I can see in their soul.

Maybe we didn't have many possessions, but we never went hungry, were cold, or lacked love.

Music is like creating an emotional painting. The sounds are the colors.

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.’

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.

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.

My new question was, What do you do when your dreams come true? My answer was: Find new ones.

No matter what happens in life, never lose sight of who you are.

Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.

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

Perhaps one of the most important lessons that I continue to have reinforced is to always have faith and believe in yourself. To never lose sight of who you are and to know yourself.

Perhaps the most important contribution to me being centered in the midst of this chaos is my daughter, Krystal Ann. I am very lucky because she works with me and is responsible for many aspects of the business on the marketing side of my career. This allows us to travel together and experience life on the road, seeing the world. Having family with me is very important and grounding.

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.

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.

Symphonies can generate a tremendous amount of sounds, beauty, and emotion. That is part of their human feel and sweetness. Keyboards, on the other hand, give us access to millions of sounds. When I put the two together, the result is unique, and it’s not only pleasing to the ear, but produces emotional responses that neither of the two can achieve on their own.

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

The greatest things in life - truth, creativity, imagination, love, kindness, compassion -are already inside us, and they're all free.

The less you want, the richer you are. The more you need in order to be happy, the more miserable you’ll be.

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.

The love I have for my daughter is completely unconditional, and it is the most important love in my life.