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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.

Carlos Santana

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’.
CARLOS SANTANA

Floor Guitar Play Yourself
Most people don’t have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims.
CARLOS SANTANA

Bad Break Habit People Talk Victim Willing
Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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Drop Illusion Luggage
I’m ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I’m really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility.
CARLOS SANTANA

Gratitude Myself Possible Ready
I am becoming the people I love.
CARLOS SANTANA

Deep Love Myself People Transformation
Everything is a battlefield. If you fight with anger, you are part of the problem. If you fight with joy, you’re part of the solution.
CARLOS SANTANA

Angry Battle Field Problem Solution Yourself
First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.
CARLOS SANTANA

Black Credit Music People
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 SANTANA

Best Better Each Other Myself Reality
When you are in your heart of hearts, you can see beyond appearances.
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Appearance Beyond Heart Yourself
There is divinity in your DNA. Live your light.
CARLOS SANTANA

Divine Light Live Yourself
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’
CARLOS SANTANA

Candle Meditation Voice Writing Yourself
I think of music as a menu. I can’t eat the same thing every day.
CARLOS SANTANA

Day Music Myself Thinking
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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Flower Important Music Notes Place Value
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.
CARLOS SANTANA

Instrument Music Myself Realization Time
One day there will be no borders, no boundaries, no flags and no countries and the only passport will be the heart.
CARLOS SANTANA

Border Boundary Future Heart Peace Tolerance
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 SANTANA

Invisible Invitation Myself Run Voice

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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