Yanni Quotes

Yanni's words feel like a warm pep talk about life, success and mindset, ideal for a quick boost.

61 quotes

That everything great that has ever happened to humanity since the beginning, has begun with a single thought in someone's mind and if anyone of us is capable of such a great thought then all of us has the same capacity, capability, because we are all the same.

#1
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.

#2
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.

#3
The less you want, the richer you are. The more you need in order to be happy, the more miserable you'll be.

#4
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.

#5
The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.

#6
I don't want problems solved for me. I want the fishing rod, not the fish.

#7
You need a mind open to possibility, conditioned to love the creative spirit we all have inside ourselves.

#8
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.

#9
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.

#10
You do good work for a long-enough time, I believed, and you'd get noticed.

#11
I believe we're responsible for everything that happens to us.

#12
All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent.

#13
Passion is the fuel.

#14
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.

#15
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.

#16
Endurance is mind over matter.

#17
I don't have a 'you can't do this' voice in my head.

#18
The engaged mind stays sharp and retains tremendous capacity.

#19
You have to give up some of the old so that you can make room for the new.

#20
These changes are part of what keeps me interested and excited. Life won't let me keep coming at it from the same angle.

#21
If my music can change someone's mood for the better even a little bit, that's amazing.

#22
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.

#23
I'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else.

#24
Taking responsibility gives me a sense of control.

#25
I think we have much more to say about what happens to us than most people believe.

#26
It's a cliche - but true - that life is not a dress rehearsal. You get to do it once, so do it well.

#27
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.

#28
All I had to do was do it.

#29
I've always lived in the moment.

#30
Being happy with less is what makes a great human being, not a big house with marble floors, or everyone knowing who you are.

#31
Nobody could believe in me the way I believed in myself.

#32
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.

#33
We're all capable if we have faith and passion.

#34
My new question was, What do you do when your dreams come true? My answer was: Find new ones.

#35
On the plane home I remember thinking that I am who I am because I have faith in myself, and it has always been the possibility of emotionally rewarding the experiences that has encouraged me to gamble on myself; those experiences have made all that I do worthwhile.

#36
Of all the forces that are exerted on us over our lifetime, at least for me, love has been the most powerful of all.

#37
That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.

#38
The more doubt you have, the less likely it is that the creation will come to life.

#39
I truly believe greatness is in all of us. Don't let anyone talk us out of our truth.

#40
No matter what happens in life, never lose sight of who you are.

#41
When it comes down to music, I have no balance. I am 100 percent. It is like full throttle. Five hundred miles an hour.
We need to learn to get along with each other and learn how to help one another.
When I create music, it is a reflection of my soul, my experiences in life and my relationships with other people and cultures. Psychology, and understanding who we are as people in this world, is present in almost every creative thought I have.
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.
New Age is a very small box. It was a term that was brought in by the music industry to classify music that is neither jazz, classical, pop or rock. They didn't know what to call it or what to do with it. So they threw it all together under this one name.
And going into my studio at night, particularly at night when everybody's asleep, is just a total pleasure for me.
My music is based on melody and when I play the piano, it's as if I'm singing with them. When you try to transform that into a vocal, there was very little adjustment.
The day I left I wondered why you never stopped me. I cried thinking what a waste...but now I thank you...you gave me my self-worth back that day I set you free.
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.
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.
Truth is the number one element in whatever you do with music.
With instrumental music, it is traditionally hard to get exposure.
A little bit of fear means you are doing something worth doing--you are stretching...You are going outside your immediate grasp.
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.
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. And what you do with music and what is the correct way to write it and what is not the correct way to write it.
Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.
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 don't like to define my music. To me, music is pure emotion. It's language that can communicate certain emotions and the rhythms cuts across genders, cultures and nationalities. All you need to do is close your eyes and feel those emotions.
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.
While most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to use the human voice as another instrument.