Yanni
Greek keyboardist and composer.
You have to give up some of the old so that you can make room for the new.
Taking responsibility gives me a sense of control.
I think we have much more to say about what happens to us than most people believe.
The less you want, the richer you are. The more you need in order to be happy, the more miserable you'll be.
Being happy with less is what makes a great human being, not a big house with marble floors, or everyone knowing who you are.
My new question was, What do you do when your dreams come true? My answer was: Find new ones.
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.
Nobody could believe in me the way I believed in myself.
It seems that in every culture, however tough life is and however impossible the conditions, there are some resilient human beings who find their way through, who survive and make something of themselves.
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.
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.
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.
It's a cliché - but true - that life is not a dress rehearsal. You get to do it once, so do it well.
The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.
I've always lived in the moment.
I don't want problems solved for me. I want the fishing rod, not the fish.
All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent.
That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.
If my music can change someone's mood for the better even a little bit, that's amazing.
I was tough on myself because I feared being a lazy procrastinator and the inevitable result: being mediocre or second best. I always went the extra mile.