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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

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Carlos Santana
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 20
Composer
Jazz Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Autlán
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana
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Everything
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Anger
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Joy

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