Yanni Quotes

Taking responsibility gives me a sense of control.

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

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.

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

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

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

The engaged mind stays sharp and retains tremendous capacity.

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

Endurance is mind over matter.

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.

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.

Passion is the fuel.

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

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

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