Yiannis Chryssomallis (Yanni) Quotes
And going into my studio at night, particularly at night when everybody's asleep, is just a total pleasure for me.
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It's my job to have ups and downs because it makes good music.
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Catholics and evangelicals need to remain allied, and in solidarity, against the increasingly aggressive secularism of our age.
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If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful, and worthy.
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My family are the epicenter of all my decisions.
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There were wonderful moments when I was singing for the first time in the Olympia Theatre and I was pregnant with my son, which was very, very strange for a singer.
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AIPAC has consistently opposed a two-state solution, and a lot of members of Congress have been intimidated, and I don't think that's healthy.
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I just like to stay a little quiet and just do my own thing. If I win a little more, I think I'll get a little bit more attention.
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I was a scapegoat. The media had to put responsibility on somebody, and I was chosen. They felt free to say that because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous.
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Many of the best firms historically in venture capital have been multi-sector.
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It's well proved economics that if a country which is rich and a country that is poor come together in global trade, sooner or later the standard of living of the poor country will go up towards that of the rich country.
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Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste.
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I wanted a personal-finance tool for people who didn't want to be accountants: something you could set up in ten minutes and spend less than five minutes a week on. Mint is now that tool.
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The United Nations system is still the best instrument for making the world less fragile.
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I always wanted Han Solo's confidence and swagger. My personality is way more C-3PO, but Han was always who I wanted to be.
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If you're a writer, write. You just keep writing. And if you're a filmmaker, you keep doing what you can to keep telling your stories; you don't stay on the one. Keep moving forward and doing what you can to tell whatever story you can tell, be it via writing, be it via filming it.
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If I were to try to describe the way in which I write, the only word I would use without qualification is 'slowly.'
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There is no reason whatsoever to think that Buddhism can compete successfully with the relentless evangelizing of Christianity and Islam. Nor should it try to.
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I grew up in California, and when I read that Proposition 8 was on the ballot, I was disappointed because it seemed to be inconsistent with the spirit of the state, with the independence and diversity of the frontier that California has always been.
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I don't believe I should be out running for another office instead of running my office.
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'How do they feel about demons off in Atur?' he asked.'Scared.' My father tapped his temple. 'All that religion makes their brains soft.'
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A comic can be aesthetically beautiful. I think they captured it beautifully and accurately.
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Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
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And going into my studio at night, particularly at night when everybody's asleep, is just a total pleasure for me.
