I would invite all Latin people to do nothing for about two weeks so you can see who really, really is running the economy I am here to give voice to the invisible.
CARLOS SANTANAFirst 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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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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The worst thing you can become in life is cynical. Cynical is like concrete. and nothing grows in concrete.
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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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There is no greater reward than working from your heart and making a difference in the world.
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Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It’s a decision.
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The guitar is your first wings. It’s assigned and designed to unfold your vision and imagination.
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I am becoming the people I love.
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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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Your wrinkles either show that you’re nasty, cranky, and senile, or that you’re always smiling.
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There’s never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same.
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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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There is nothing more contagious on this planet than 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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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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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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If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.
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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 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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I knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses.
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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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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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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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I realised a long time ago that instrumental music speaks a lot more clearly than English, Spanish, Yiddish, Swahili, any other language. Pure melody goes outside time.
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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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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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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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