You can kill a lot of time if you really want to put your mind to it Or leave it all behind and never really have to go through it
BEN HARPERWhat started as a whisper Slowly turned into a scream Searching for an answer Where the question is unseen I don’t know where you came from And I don’t know where you’ve gone Old friends become old strangers Between the darkness and the dawn
More Ben Harper Quotes
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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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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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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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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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Just because you have a hit doesn’t mean you’re good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
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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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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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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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There’s so much there, there’s so much to heal for.
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There’s no love like a lost love and no pain like a broken heart.
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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.
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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.
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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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As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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My head works in music, so there’s always music there.
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What started as a whisper Slowly turned into a scream Searching for an answer Where the question is unseen I don’t know where you came from And I don’t know where you’ve gone Old friends become old strangers Between the darkness and the dawn
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We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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You have to do what you believe in.
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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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Distance is temporary, but our love is permanent. This may be the last time I see you, but if you keep me in your heart, together we shall be eternal; if you believe, we shall never part.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
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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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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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People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, ’cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
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