If you want to be successful, just meditate, man. God will tell you what people need.
CARLOS SANTANAI 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.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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I don’t eat meat because meat brings out negative qualities such as fear, anger, anxiety, aggressiveness, etc. Vegetables peacefully offer themselves to the earth when ripe, thus allowing a sublime and peaceful thought-consciousness.
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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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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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Your wrinkles either show that you’re nasty, cranky, and senile, or that you’re always smiling.
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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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There is no greater reward than working from your heart and making a difference in the world.
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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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Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It’s a decision.
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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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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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The worst thing you can become in life is cynical. Cynical is like concrete. and nothing grows in concrete.
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One day there will be no borders, no boundaries, no flags and no countries and the only passport will be the heart.
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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 concept is to weave in some emotion.
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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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