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.
BEN HARPEREvery time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option.
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Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it’s done.
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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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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 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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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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If you’re gonna live, then live it up.
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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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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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As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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In my life I have been blessed In my life I have been cursed I have lived the best of times I have suffered the worst Do you know which road you’re traveling? Do you know where you want to be? With so many roads to travel, There’s just one can set you free.
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I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.
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Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
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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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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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