They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
BEN HARPERI just want to keep doing what I feel.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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Sometimes I feel I know strangers Better than I know my friends Why must a beginning Be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies These wounds will mend But I cannot survive The roses from my friends.
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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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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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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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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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Wish there was something that I could say or do, I can resist anything but the temptation from you. But I’d rather walk alone than chase you around, I’d rather fall myself then let you drag me on down.
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Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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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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The spirit is what guides my life, and I’m humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it’s something to be lived.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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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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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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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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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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