My job in this life is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music. In my concerts people cry, laugh, dance. If they climaxed spiritually, I did my job. I did it decently and honestly.
CARLOS SANTANAMost people don’t have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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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 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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There is no greater reward than working from your heart and making a difference in the world.
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I think of music as a menu. I can’t eat the same thing every day.
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There is divinity in your DNA. Live your light.
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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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I can show you that I have played with just about every jazz musician, every African musician, every blues musician. It’s not like I’m cashing in on a false concept. This is what I do.
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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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The people of Arizona, the people of Atlanta, Georgia, you should be ashamed of yourselves.
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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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There is no person that love cannot heal; there is no soul that love cannot save.
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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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If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.
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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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