Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain… you hear them and they’re affixed to you.
CARLOS SANTANAYour wrinkles either show that you’re nasty, cranky, and senile, or that you’re always smiling.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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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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The Devil is like a strainer that separates the mud from the gold.
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There is no greater reward than working from your heart and making a difference in the world.
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I’m laughing because I know the secret of life. And the secret of life is that I have validated my existence. I know that I am worth more than my house, my bank account, or any physical thing.
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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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You are not realistic unless you believe in miracles!
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If you stay in your heart you will always be inspired and if you are inspired you will always be enthusiastic. There is nothing more contagious on this planet as enthusiasm.
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You’re always cursing, you’re always praying and you’re always making love. It ain’t do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do.
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First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.
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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 don’t eat meat because meat brings out negative qualities such as fear, anger, anxiety, aggressiveness, etc. Vegetables peacefully offer themselves to the earth when ripe, thus allowing a sublime and peaceful thought-consciousness.
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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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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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Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It’s a decision.
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I have been accused of being a very simplistic, very lyrical player, and that’s okay. That just comes from the blues, which is my background. But every day you wake up and transcend. You can’t ever rest on your laurels.
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