Yanni Quotes - Page 2

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

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

I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.

A little bit of fear means you are doing something worth doing--you are stretching...You are going outside your immediate grasp.

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.

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.

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.

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

I’ve always lived in the moment.

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.

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

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

We need to learn to get along with each other and learn how to help one another.

Well, besides being entertained, I’d like to move them emotionally. I mean I really want to uplift them. I want to look down at the audience, and this is personal experiences now I’m going to tell you. It’s like you look down at the audience and see people smiling, crying, hugging each other. I want them on their way home to feel empowered like they can do anything.

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

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.

My mother loved everyone she came in contact with. She always shared her love and was able to heal those around her with it.

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

When it comes down to music, I have no balance. I am 100 percent. It is like full throttle. Five hundred miles an hour.

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.

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

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.

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

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.