I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
BEN HARPERFearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it’s done.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.
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Life is short and if you’re looking for extension, you had best do well. ‘Cause there’s good deeds and then there’s good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.
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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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Take my hand when you are worried Take my hand when you’re alone Take my hand and let me guide you Take my hand to lead you home.
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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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When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option.
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It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
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I’m more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I’m not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.
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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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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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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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