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.
BEN HARPERThe world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It’s a morning yearning.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
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Time is really for those who really need it. I mean, I deal with it. A lot of people are slaves to the second, minute hand. I can’t do that!
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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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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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As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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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
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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There’s something in everyone only they know.
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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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My choice is what I choose to do and if I’m causing no harm it shouldn’t bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you’re causin’ no harm, then your alright with me.
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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.
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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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The 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.
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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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I refuse to age disgracefully in rock ‘n’ roll.
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