Dariana Santana Quotes

When you play from the heart,
all of a sudden there's no gravity.
You don't feel the weight of the world,
of bills, of anything.
That's why people love it.
Your so-called insurmountable problems disappear,
and instead of problems you get possibilities. ~ Carlos Santana

I'm not executing my pitches. I'm not commanding my fastball, and I get behind in the count. When I try to throw strikes, I'm getting hurt. That's not the way I pitch. ~ Johan Santana

Some musicians, man, you hear the note almost before they hit it. Jimi, Coltrane and Charlie Parker were like that ... ~ Carlos Santana

When 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. ~ Carlos Santana

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. ~ Carlos Santana

I knew that the Mets had never had a no-hitter. I never had one. This is very special. I knew this means a lot to New York. ~ Johan Santana

In 1942 Cachao wrote a tune for Arcao, 'Rareza de Melitn,' with a memorable catchy tumbao. In 1957 Arcao recorded a reworking of it under the name 'Chanchullo'; and in 1962 Tito Puente reworked that into 'Oye como va,' still with that same groove. In this form, audibly the same, it powered Carlos Santana's multiplatinum 1970 cover version, close to three decades after Cachao first played it. ~ Ned Sublette

Back in the days, the groups and the bands that we listened to were like Earth, Wind and Fire, Santana and Grateful Dead. We don't have a lot of those bands anymore. ~ Sheila E.

Surrender your whole being to a note, and gravity disappears ... wi th one chord ~ Carlos Santana

In 1983, after my son, Salvador, was born, I visited Cihuatlan, my dad's hometown in Mexico with my dad. I met a lady there who told me, "Carlos, I grew up with Don Jose'. (dad) We were from the same generation. I want you to know that you might be recognized around the world, but here Don Jose' is the Santana that counts." My dad just looked at me. I smiled and said, "Hey that's fine with me. ~ Carlos Santana

I'm never gonna be a Carlos Santana - an instrumentalist. I just like songs. It's three minutes of something that can be very powerful. ~ Steve Forbert

All music is important if it comes from the heart. ~ Carlos Santana

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. ~ Carlos Santana

Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It's a decision. ~ Carlos Santana

I don't try for strikeouts, but batters just swing and miss. I'd exchange strikeouts for more innings. As a starter, my job is to go deep into the game. When you get strikeouts, you throw a lot of pitches and sometimes you come out early. ~ Johan Santana

Your wrinkles either show that you're nasty, cranky, and senile, or that you're always smiling. ~ Carlos Santana

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. ~ Carlos Santana

How long?" Jayce's scalding breath singed the side of Wes' neck as he spoke against his skin. "Does Scotto know about you and me? Does he know I'm the one who ruined you for him and all men?"
Bastard was so full of himself. Wes remained quiet and ceased his struggles. He could breathe since Jayce's hold wasn't too tight. But his chest heaved and his groin throbbed like a mother. He hated how he responded to the slightest touch from Jayce. ~ Avril Ashton

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' ~ Carlos Santana

Being able to help, being able to go out there every five games, is definitely something I was waiting for. ~ Johan Santana

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. ~ Carlos Santana

He just seems as cool as ever. I can smell him. Even on the other side, there is smell. Like, when babies are born, there's two smells-one is chicken soup, which is the flesh, and the other is lilacs, which is coming from the spiritual garden. The spirit has a lilac smell. ~ Carlos Santana

'Masquerade' is the autobiography of Wyclef Jean. A lot of people know me through my work with Carlos Santana or Destiny's Child, winning all those Grammy Awards, but you do not know what is going on inside me. ~ Wyclef Jean

Everything is a battlefield. If you fight with anger, you are part of the problem. If you fight with joy, you're part of the solution. ~ Carlos Santana

In the future, I want to be consistent from Day 1. We're still making adjustments. I still believe that I can be better. ~ Johan Santana

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. ~ Carlos Santana

There's times when one play makes the whole difference, one calls makes the whole difference. And tonight it was that call. ~ Johan Santana

I met the Santana band when I was 14. By the time I was 15, I was a member of the band. ~ Neal Schon

I don't feel my best right now, but at the same time, I'm not trying to find any excuses or anything. ~ Johan Santana

Bring the brothers home, and sisters home now. Legalize marijuana and take all that money and invest it in teachers and in education. You will see a transformation in America. ~ Carlos Santana

Let him grow up, Regan. Quit fighting the inevitable. For Christ's sake, Jeremy's nearly a man."

"Haven't you heard? Twenty's the new twelve."

"Only from overprotective, control-freak mothers. ~ Lisa Jackson

I have to drink a lot of fluids, try not to dehydrate, and keep stretching. ~ Johan Santana

My dad's a beautiful man, but like a lot of Mexican men, or men in general, a lot of men have a problem with the balance of masculinity and femininity - intuition and compassion and tenderness - and get overboard with the macho thing. It took him a while to become more, I would say, conscious, evolved. ~ Carlos Santana

The people of Arizona, the people of Atlanta, Georgia, you should be ashamed of yourselves. ~ Carlos Santana