You are not realistic unless you believe in miracles!
CARLOS SANTANABlues was my first love. It was the first thing where I said, ‘Oh man, this is the stuff.’ It just sounded so raw and honest, gut-bucket honest. From then I started rebelling.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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Most people are prisoners, thinking only about the future or living in the past. They are not in the present, and the present is where everything begins.
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There is divinity in your DNA. Live your light.
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There is nothing more contagious on this planet than enthusiasm.
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My job in this life is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music. In my concerts people cry, laugh, dance. If they climaxed spiritually, I did my job. I did it decently and honestly.
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You cannot behave appropriately, unless you perceive correctly. Once you perceive you are a beam of Light, that comes from the mind of God, you will carry yourself differently.
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The best part of touring, still, is touching people’s hearts and igniting my band and igniting the people into what you call a spiritual revelation is sound and emotion.
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Peace has never come from dropping bombs. Real peace comes from enlightenment and educating people to behave more in a divine manner.
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I have wisdom. I feel love. I live in the present and I try to present a dimension that brings harmony and healing.
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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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If You’re going to sweep the floor, sweep it better than anybody in town. And if You’re going to play the guitar, really, really, really get in it, and don’t be jivin’.
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I am becoming the people I love.
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You meditate and you got the candles, you got the incense and you’ve been chanting, and all of a sudden you hear this voice: ‘Write this down’
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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.
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The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.
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I knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses.
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