There is more value in placing a flower in a rifle barrel than making war. As Jimi Hendrix used to say, musical notes have more importance than bullets.
CARLOS SANTANAThe most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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People are flowers. Music is water. Musicians are the hose.
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There is nothing more contagious on this planet than enthusiasm.
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Most people don’t have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims.
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I can show you that I have played with just about every jazz musician, every African musician, every blues musician. It’s not like I’m cashing in on a false concept. This is what I do.
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I know I’m not the kind of person who’s gonna wind up a walking jukebox, like many rock ‘n’ roll artists. They just play their hits and that’s it. That doesn’t appeal to me.
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There is divinity in your DNA. Live your light.
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Bring the brothers home, and sisters home now. Legalize marijuana and take all that money and invest it in teachers and in education. You will see a transformation in America.
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Ever since I was a child I’ve always been very attracted to melodies. Whether I hear Jeff Beck, a choir, an ocean or the wind, there’s always a melody in there.
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There is no person that love cannot heal; there is no soul that love cannot save.
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The more choices we give patients affected by depression, the better we will serve them.
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Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain… you hear them and they’re affixed to you.
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I’m ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I’m really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility.
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The music of Hendrix wakes people up to their possibilities. It’s more than just dreaming about being a guitar hero.
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Whether you are doing it in the bar, the church, the strip joint, or the Himalayas, the first duty of music is to complement and enhance life.
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No one’s better than me. I’m not better than anyone. Whether it’s Eric Clapton or BB King we look straight at each other. And that keeps it real.
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