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.
BEN HARPERWe 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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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.
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The spirit is what guides my life, and I’m humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it’s something to be lived.
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The woman in you is the worry in me.
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Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
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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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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that’s because that’s where I’m going to find inspiration.
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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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You can run away from home But you can’t run away from your pain I sit here alone There’s always someone else to blame.
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There’s something in everyone only they know.
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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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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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 only one proper way a song should go, but you’ve got to be patient enough to let them come together time wise.
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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
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I really feel there’s no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That’s an empowering feeling – that we can bring a song to life.
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When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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My choice is what I choose to do and if I’m causing no harm it shouldn’t bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you’re causin’ no harm, then your alright with me.
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I refuse to make uninspired music.
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The world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It’s a morning yearning.
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