Ben Harper Quotes
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I've never made a record that didn't sound better than what was in my head - that's sort of my rule.
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It will make a weak man mighty. it will make a mighty man fall. It will fill your heart and hands or leave you with nothing at all. It's the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame. It is the love for hate and pride for shame. That's the power of the gospel.
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I feel it strong in my heart and sing it and write it just because that's a part of Ben Harper, that's just a part of me, that makes me who I am.
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These eyes weren't made for crying, this love wasn't made to waste. These arms weren't made for battle, but to share in your embrace.
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I don't kid myself in thinking that I'm on the front lines. I know the people who are on the front lines. I mean there are people in some freakin' significant places making on-the-ground social front line change. I've marched. I've put feet on the ground for what I believe and what I'm against with no compromise. And there are people who are risking a whole hell of a lot more than me to make change, that's for damn sure.
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There's something in everyone only they know.
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You have to do what you believe in.
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Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one's own self-obsession.
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You look like gold. I've been fooled before, but now I know I've made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.
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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends.
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If you're gonna live, then live it up.
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The spirit is what guides my life, and I'm humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it's something to be lived.
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As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice.
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There's so much there, there's so much to heal for.
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I'm really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
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As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery.
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Sometimes I think to talk too much about music almost cheapens it.
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.
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Try it first And you'll see its a blessing And it's not a curse.
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I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
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In my life I have been blessed In my life I have been cursed I have lived the best of times I have suffered the worst Do you know which road you're traveling? Do you know where you want to be? With so many roads to travel, There's just one can set you free.
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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The world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It's a morning yearning.