Best 90 quotes of Ben Harper on MyQuotes

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.

As a songwriter, I don't rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.

As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery

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.

But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.

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.

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?

Distance is temporary, but our love is permanent. This may be the last time I see you, but if you keep me in your heart, together we shall be eternal; if you believe, we shall never part.

Every man's actions belong to him.

Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.

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.

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

Folk is bare bones music.

Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends

Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.

Hiding is not an option and you're going to step out and you're going to make mistakes. I'm going to look stupid. I'm going to say things I want to retract. I'm going to sing notes I wish I could have back, there's just no getting around the stumble, but if you stumble enough times you're going to fall off the edge and have no choice but to freakin' fly.

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

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

I don't kid myself in thinking that I'm on the front lines. I know the people who are on the front lines. I mean there are people in some freakin' significant places making on-the-ground social front line change. I've marched. I've put feet on the ground for what I believe and what I'm against with no compromise. And there are people who are risking a whole hell of a lot more than me to make change, that's for damn sure.

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

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.

If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that's because that's where I'm going to find inspiration.

If you're gonna live, then live it up. If you're gonna give, then give it up. If you're gonna walk the Earth, then walk it proud. If you're gonna say the word, you got to say it loud.

I get diminishing returns when I bore myself in an interview.

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

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.

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

I'm a living sunset, lightning in my bones.

I'm more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I'm not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.

I'm not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum 'n' bass record.

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

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.

I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.

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.

I refuse to age disgracefully in rock 'n' roll.

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

It's not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can't just sing about anything.

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

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.

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.

I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.

Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.

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.

Love for me is my North Star. It's the highest form of grace. And I love that there's different levels and different ways of showing it, and different representations of it. Whether it's love shown to a stranger, love to a sibling, your child, your parents, your partner.

Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color straight to the mind and heart of all people.

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.

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 you're alright with me. If you don't like my fire, then don't come around, 'cause I'm gonna burn one down. Yes, I'm gonna burn one down. Herb the gift from the earth, And what's from the earth is of the greatest worth. So before you knock it try it first, Oh, you'll see it's a blessing and not a curse.

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

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.

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...