"That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration……" — Yanni
"That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true."
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66 Quotes by Yanni
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Of all the forces that are exerted on us over our lifetime, at least for me, love has been the…
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Maybe we didn't have many possessions, but we never went hungry, were cold, or lacked love.
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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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You do good work for a long-enough time, I believed, and you'd get noticed.
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Sometimes the knowledge you've been given in school or by an elder - 'this is just the way it is'…
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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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We're all capable if we have faith and passion.
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I'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else.
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While most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to use the human voice as another instrument.
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Going to the school to meet the visually impaired was special. I thought I was inspiring them. I was thinking…
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My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the…
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Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don’t give up no matter what obstacles come up,…
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