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.
BEN HARPERChildren come running to the truth But you’ve got to peel the skin to get the fruit And while one’s living high another’s grieving But what’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening Oh – What’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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You’re living life in real time, man, and we’ ve got a good amount of work to do for each other. Hiding is not an option and you’re going to step out and you’re going to make mistakes.
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Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you’ve ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that’s life. Who isn’t like that? What’s the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.
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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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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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If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
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I’m not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum ‘n’ bass record.
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When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
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I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.
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If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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Every man’s actions belong to him.
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People say, “How do you write songs?” I say, “Patience.” I may have a track that’s hot, but no words. I’ll just let it sit for years, because I know they’re going to meet. They’ll find it.
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