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.
CARLOS SANTANAI 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.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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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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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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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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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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I knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses.
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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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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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Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain… you hear them and they’re affixed to you.
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The Devil is like a strainer that separates the mud from the gold.
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Your wrinkles either show that you’re nasty, cranky, and senile, or that you’re always smiling.
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One day there will be no borders, no boundaries, no flags and no countries and the only passport will be the heart.
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Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It’s a decision.
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If you want to be successful, just meditate, man. God will tell you what people need.
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There is divinity in your DNA. Live your light.
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Some musicians, man, you hear the note almost before they hit it. Jimi, Coltrane and Charlie Parker were like that.
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