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BEN HARPERThe very thing that drives you, can drive you insane Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name Got an eleventh hour Jesus and a mouth full of blame A casket lined with silver dollars and a number with no name.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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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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The woman in you is the worry in me.
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Love 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.
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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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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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I write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest part of yours.
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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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My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
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It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
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Now I love to feel that warm southern rain, Just to hear it fall is the sweetest sounding thing. And to see it fall on your simple country dress It’s like heaven to me I must confess.
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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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As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice.
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