Ben Harper Quotes
My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.
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I never want to sound preachy about youth and feminism, but I feel like there aren't enough young people coming out about their concerns and opinions.
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Change will not come from above, it will come from below, from the small and medium size businesspeople. They do dare to show their faces. They applaud us and help us financially.
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If I wasn't five-foot, I wouldn't be who I am! My size is a huge part of me.
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I feel fortunate that I'm able to play diverse roles. I don't think everybody in Hollywood gets the opportunity to do that.
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Lyrically, I personally lean towards venting.
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I have, like, two and a half years of failed jokes that I know I wouldn't repeat, but I certainly have no comprehension of what definitely works. And the only gauge that I can go by is, 'This makes me laugh,' and is joyful... I like to, if possible, do things that people can enjoy and it doesn't take anybody down.
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Though politics is by nature divisive, surely we all can agree that foster children need stability, safety, education, opportunity - and love.
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I like that about London. It comes together when it needs to, and it has magic.
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Can I eventually take classes and eliminate my accent? Sure. I guess anybody could. But this is who I am, and this is what I got. And there are millions of people who sound just like me. Millions. It's not like this is some novelty.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
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I am a mortician who tells you that you don't necessarily need a mortician.
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I feel like I'm not the greatest general manager in the history of general managers, but I do OK, and I'm learning as I go. I try to just do my best with it.
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All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.
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I am happy to donate funds to various organizations that help people in need.
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Sometimes it's great fun to be silly, like children playing statues and dying of laughter. And sometimes being silly breaks the even pace and lets you get a new start.
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First of all, I'm no better than the next person.
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Very few people have the guts to come up to you and say, 'Hey, are you gay?'
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It is hard to look the other way when a dictator is being so cruel and violent with his own people.
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For four years, we didn't do any 'Halloweens,' ... But I believed in it. It's not a genius creation or anything. But whenever Halloween season comes around audiences want something like this.
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
