Ben Harper Quotes

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.

I appreciate that something I've done has found a safe place to land.

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.

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...

I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.

Life's the longest picture you're ever gonna take.

It's so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away

I just want to keep doing what I feel.

These eyes weren't made for crying, this love wasn't made to waste. These arms weren't made for battle, but to share in your embrace.

We've all got stardust in our bones.

I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.

You can't just say 'I love you,' you have to live 'I love you.'

They say time will make all this go away. But it's time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.

Just because you have a hit doesn't mean you're good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.

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.

There's no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?

If you don't like my fire, then don't come around. Cause I'm gonna burn one down.

With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?

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!

The woman in you is the worry in me.

Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one's own self-obsession.

People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, 'cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.

If I'm inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.

I'm really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.

I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.

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

My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.

You're definitely a different person at different stages in your life.

My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!

The advice I have for new artists is this - write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.

I've never made a record that didn't sound better than what was in my head - that's sort of my rule.

To go through this life and see it through - what it really is - and not be insane or addicted, is a minor miracle for anyone.

We've changed our reflections, but inside we're just a child.

I don't know how to not become every person I walk by.

Don't be discouraged by writer's block. Writer's block just means you need to listen to other music.

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.

If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.

There's so much there, there's so much to heal for.

You're living life in real time, man, and we' ve got a good amount of work to do for each other. Hiding is not an option and you're going to step out and you're going to make mistakes.

I can't not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.

We're always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.

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.

I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.

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.

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.

You have to do what you believe in.

Sometimes I think to talk too much about music almost cheapens it

Try it first And you'll see its a blessing And it's not a curse

I love being on the road, I love playing.

It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.