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.
BEN HARPERI dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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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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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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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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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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There’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
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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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If you’re gonna live, then live it up. If you’re gonna give, then give it up. If you’re gonna walk the Earth, then walk it proud. If you’re gonna say the word, you got to say it loud.
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I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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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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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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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 was a huge deal, a huge musical discovery that became life lessons learned. You can’t return from having an experience like that. The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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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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