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.
BEN HARPERIf I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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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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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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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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When you hear Doc Watson singing Amazing Grace, something else enters the room.
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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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Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
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I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.
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I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.
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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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Wish there was something that I could say or do, I can resist anything but the temptation from you. But I’d rather walk alone than chase you around, I’d rather fall myself then let you drag me on down.
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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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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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My choice is what I choose to be.
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