Yiannis Chryssomallis Quotes
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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.
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We need to learn how to love each other. If we cannot do that, then we need to learn to respect one another. If we can't manage to do that, then we must learn to tolerate each other.
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I know that our world is going through a very difficult time right now, but I will never lose my faith in humanity, and our incredible ability to overcome just about anything.
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Passion is the fuel.
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Everything great that has ever happened to humanity has begun as a single thought in someone's mind, and if anyone of us is capable of such a thought, then all of us has the same capacity, capability, because we're all the same.
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Taking responsibility gives me a sense of control.
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I remember a few years ago I was watching this astronaut from the space shuttle, talking about his experiences in space and talking about what earth looked like to him from above.
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My mother loved everyone she came in contact with. She always shared her love and was able to heal those around her with it.
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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.
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You do good work for a long-enough time, I believed, and you'd get noticed.
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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.
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I've always lived in the moment.
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The studio work that I do allows me to connect with people around the world. You can't perform live for everyone, so having the ability to share my creative vision with others is very important to me as well.
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Truth is the number one element in whatever you do with music.
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A little bit of fear means you are doing something worth doing--you are stretching...You are going outside your immediate grasp.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I have been fortunate to have a career that has allowed me to travel the world and come in contact with many different cultures and people.
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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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The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.
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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.
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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.
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The engaged mind stays sharp and retains tremendous capacity.