Ben Harper quotes - page 2

Now that you've grown up, You can finally learn to be a child, We made it to the end of the world, But we'll never make it out alive... (Ben Harper)
You can run away from home But you can't run away from your pain I sit here alone There's always someone else to blame. View quote
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The lifetime we've left behind with strangers Promises and lies both have their dangers. I just can't be wrong enough and I can't hide for long enough So far away, but I still feel your pain. View quote
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A candle throws its light into the darkness In a nasty world, so shines the good deed Make sure the fortune, that you seek Is the fortune you need. View quote
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Take my hand when you are worried Take my hand when you're alone Take my hand and let me guide you Take my hand to lead you home. View quote
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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. View quote
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Children come running to the truth But you've got to peel the skin to get the fruit And while one's living high another's grieving But what's sweet by morning is bitter by the evening Oh - What's sweet by morning is bitter by the evening. View quote
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When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk. View quote
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I refuse to age disgracefully in rock 'n' roll. View quote
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You're definitely a different person at different stages in your life. View quote
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I'm not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum 'n' bass record. (Ben Harper)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. You can't take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences. View quote
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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. View quote
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If I fall, I fall. I'll rise up like anybody else. View quote
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I'm really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth. View quote
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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 your causin' no harm Then you're alright with me. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Ben Harper)
Sometimes I think to talk too much about music almost cheapens it. View quote
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It's so hard to so, so easy to say. But sometimes, sometimes you just have to walk away. View quote
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Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self. View quote
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard! View quote
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