There is nothing more contagious on this planet than enthusiasm.
CARLOS SANTANAHappiness is not a destination or an experience. It’s a decision.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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The concept is to weave in some emotion.
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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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I think of music as a menu. I can’t eat the same thing every day.
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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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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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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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Some musicians, man, you hear the note almost before they hit it. Jimi, Coltrane and Charlie Parker were like that.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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I am here to give voice to the invisible.
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People are flowers. Music is water. Musicians are the hose.
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