I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
BEN HARPERYou 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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Distance is temporary, but our love is permanent. This may be the last time I see you, but if you keep me in your heart, together we shall be eternal; if you believe, we shall never part.
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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
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Time is really for those who really need it. I mean, I deal with it. A lot of people are slaves to the second, minute hand. I can’t do that!
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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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Could’ve sworn I heard you say Amen this morning, showing some kind of sign that you believe. Did it fall from your tongue without warning? Or just another trick to fall from your sleeve?
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When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk.
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Sometimes I feel I know strangers Better than I know my friends Why must a beginning Be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies These wounds will mend But I cannot survive The roses from my friends.
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, ’cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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We figured you could download live shows for days, so we decided to go for a cream-of-the-crop approach, but not just take the best vocal or the best performances.
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To go through this life and see it through – what it really is – and not be insane or addicted, is a minor miracle for anyone.
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