A candle throws its light into the darkness, in a nasty world so shines a good deed. Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
BEN HARPERWe’ve all got stardust in our bones.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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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 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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The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.
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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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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
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It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
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Every single time I step into the studio, I say, ‘Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?’ I suppose there’s a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.
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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 no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
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You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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I grew up with the Blind Boys’ music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.
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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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To go through this life and see it through – what it really is – and not be insane or addicted, is a minor miracle for anyone.
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