I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.
BEN HARPERI 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.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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I love being on the road, I love playing.
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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 appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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My choice is what I choose to be.
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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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If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
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I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
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As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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You look like gold. I’ve been fooled before, but now I know I’ve made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.
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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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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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If you don’t like my fire, then don’t come around. Cause I’m gonna burn one down.
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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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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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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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I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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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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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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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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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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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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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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