Ben Harper Quotes
Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends.
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Even if gas prices fall, consumers will continue to be gouged at the pump the only thing that we can be sure rises faster that the price of gasoline is the skyrocketing profits of oil companies.
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Films are not the sole area in my life. Films are a passion. But it's not like I'll die if I don't get another movie. I'll grow, I'll flourish, I'll learn something new, but I'll always do something that I like. If I get the right film, I'll do it. I will not compromise for anything else.
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Without the media, the American people won't have the type of information they need to hold their leaders to account. The relationship between government and media has always been strained, and I think most of the time that's a healthy strain.
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GIS is being influenced by and integrating with all kinds of new innovations such as faster computing, big data, the cloud, smart devices, and distributed processing.
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There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.
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In writing, I search for believability, simplicity and emotional impact.
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Self-doubt kills talent.
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The moral of a fable is eternal. The moral of a story is temporary to a story.
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Disneyland is the star, everything else is in the supporting role.
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I'm less interested in how people are following each other and more interested in how they are following topics and tweets themselves. People are following more key words and concepts and more ideas and acting on those rather than individuals or organizations.
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The sound of the blades on the ice in the morning is like smelling fresh coffee.
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Most big popcorn movies are 'bad guy does something to good guy, good guy gets revenge on bad guy, sets the world right, and moves on.' And 'Ender's Game' is just not that simple, so it's an exciting challenge. It's a little terrifying, and let's see how audiences respond.
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I love comedy; I'm very goofy and spontaneous.
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My parents actually ran drag clubs in Australia, which is how I grew up. It was normal for me. It was my normal. I knew the other kids didn't do it, but for me, it was life, and nothing was wrong with it. I would see nothing wrong with Beyonce having a drag queen nanny. And why not? Everyone needs one! And a great gay man in their life.
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Your belief system tends to be a function of how you were raised. Being raised in the Midwest and in a relatively conservative household, my views were shaped by my upbringing, by my Christian faith.
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I loved anything to do with animals from a very early age.
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If Adele's seen as boring, then I'm happy to be boring as well.
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Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line between the imaginary and the real.
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I think the idea that you would do everything you can to prevent what is coming at you by way of something very disruptive - a 9/11 - it's a no-brainer.
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Man by nature wants to know.
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I never had teenage years. I guess because I was seen to be more adult than anybody around me.
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I prayed like a man walking in a forest at night, feeling his way with his hands, at each step fearing to fall into pure bottomlessness forever. Prayer is like lying awake at night, afraid, with your head under the cover, hearing only the beating of your own heart.
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What a terrible thing to have lost one's mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is.
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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends.
