Children 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.
BEN HARPERLove for me is my North Star. It’s the highest form of grace. And I love that there’s different levels and different ways of showing it, and different representations of it. Whether it’s love shown to a stranger, love to a sibling, your child, your parents, your partner.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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I refuse to make uninspired music.
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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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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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Some things You have to let be lost Some battles, some battles You have to leave unfought. Then the truth just wastes away In all we dare not say. And in all we can’t explain But I faithfully remain.
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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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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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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color straight to the mind and heart of all people.
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They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
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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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The good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I’ve gotten happier so it’s a damn good thing.
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
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