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.
CARLOS SANTANAHappiness is not a destination or an experience. It’s a decision.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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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 knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses.
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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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The music of Hendrix wakes people up to their possibilities. It’s more than just dreaming about being a guitar hero.
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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 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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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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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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Live up to your convictions. You walk in grace or you walk in fear. You can’t have it both ways.
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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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There’s never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same.
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All music is important if it comes from the heart.
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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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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 guitar is your first wings. It’s assigned and designed to unfold your vision and imagination.
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