Ben Harper Quotes
That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I'm saying, 'cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I've ever felt to being spiritual.
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I burp, I fart. I'm a real woman.
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Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature.
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What goes for sex goes double for politics.
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I am obsessed with the Great Depression and with former showgirls - and the Victorians - the idea of wistful, dark romance.
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I love 'The Guardian' series. Bianca St. Ives is one of my favorite heroines ever, and the combination of action, suspense, and romance makes her story pure fun to write.
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I really enjoy dancing. When there's music around, I can't help it; I start dancing, especially when I'm with friends.
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I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me.
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President Obama was deeply and clearly affected by the Sandy Hook disaster.
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I fantasized being a broadcaster.
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A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation.
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I am going to put money into education at the expense of other programs.
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Programs like food stamps, unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and job retraining help Americans get back on their feet when they are down and out and laid off through no fault of their own.
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It never occurred to me that I'd be on a television show or in feature films but when those came into play my dreams changed along the way.
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You know, there's always someone in mind when I'm writing. You know, it's all comes from somewhere inside.
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The two championship contenders, Dario Franchitti and Will Power, are starting right next to each other in the middle of the grid. Honestly, if I can be fast enough early in the race to be able to get up there and latch onto those two, it will be pure entertainment. It's going to be a pack race, and you never know how that's going to turn out.
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I call tennis the McDonald's of sport - you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out.
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At times, training at home is a distraction, so training in Big Bear was a really good change.
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The Olympics have their own unique atmosphere and energy. People might say it's just the same as any other competition, but don't kid yourself. There's a hunger for victory.
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Sometimes parents squash students' interests because they are afraid of science or math. So they don't participate. You don't have to know the answers to engage kids; you just have to let them know it's important.
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I locate a great deal of the power of Occupy Wall Street in the name itself, 'Occupy Wall Street,' or '#OccupyWallStreet.' It works because the name contains everything you need to know: the tactic and the target. The name is also modular. You can create your own offshoot in your own city.
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I grew up Jewish, became an atheist and a Marxist, and 28 years ago, at age 26, became a Christian.
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If you can live in Paris, maybe you should.
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Life isn't nearly as sacred as the appreciation of passion.
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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I'm saying, 'cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I've ever felt to being spiritual.
