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.
CARLOS SANTANAWhen a baby comes you can smell two things: the smell of flesh, which smells like chicken soup, and the smell of lilies, the flower of another garden, the spiritual garden.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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I am here to give voice to the invisible.
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If our history can challenge the next wave of musicians to keep moving and changing, to keep spiritually hungry and horny, that’s what it’s all about.
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If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.
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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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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.
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I knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses.
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Surrender your whole being to a note, and gravity disappears with one chord.
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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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Whether you are doing it in the bar, the church, the strip joint, or the Himalayas, the first duty of music is to complement and enhance life.
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Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain… you hear them and they’re affixed to you.
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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’m ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I’m really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility.
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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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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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Your wrinkles either show that you’re nasty, cranky, and senile, or that you’re always smiling.
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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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The more choices we give patients affected by depression, the better we will serve them.
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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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When my father passed away two or three years ago, I didnt listen to music for four days – thats a long time for me.
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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 think of music as a menu. I can’t eat the same thing every day.
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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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The concept is to weave in some emotion.
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The Devil is like a strainer that separates the mud from the gold.
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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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