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 SANTANAOne day there will be no borders, no boundaries, no flags and no countries and the only passport will be the heart.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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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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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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You are not realistic unless you believe in miracles!
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I am becoming the people I love.
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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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There’s a melody in everything. And once you find the melody, then you connect immediately with the heart. Because sometimes English or Spanish, Swahili or any language gets in the way. But nothing penetrates the heart faster than the melody.
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You’ve got to change your evil ways, baby, before I start loving you.
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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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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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Live up to your convictions. You walk in grace or you walk in fear. You can’t have it both ways.
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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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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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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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A lot of people said to me, ‘Enough with the guest vocalists for a while. We want to hear the Mexican play the guitar!’
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Your mind is a magnet. You don’t attract what you need or what you want; you attract who you are. And I love who I am!
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