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Quotes by Ben Harper

Ben Harper

“Life is short and if youre looking for extension, you had best do well. Cause theres good deeds and then theres good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.”

“Life is short and if youre looking for extension, you had best do well. Cause theres good deeds and then theres good intention, and theyre as far apart as Heaven and Hell.”

“Its so hard to so, so easy to say. But sometimes, sometimes you just have to walk away.”

“You look like gold. Ive been fooled before, but now i know Ive made the mistake in the past. But now i, now i know the difference from gold and brass.”

“If you dont like my fire,Then dont come aroundCause Im gonna burn one down.”

“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. Its the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame. It is the love for hate and pride for shame. Thats the power of the gospel.”

“The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.”

“It was a huge deal, a huge musical discovery that became life lessons learned. You cant return from having an experience like that. The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.”

They say time will make all this go away. But its time thats taken my tomorrow, and turned them into yesterday.

Theres something in everyone only they know.

All that we cant say is all we need to hear.

My choice is what I choose to do,And if Im causing no harm, it shouldnt bother you.Your choice is who you choose to be,And if youre causin no harm, then youre alright with me.

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. Its the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame. It is the love for hate and pride for shame. Thats the power of the gospel.

My head works in music, so theres always music there.

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

Life is short and if youre looking for extension, you had best do well. Cause theres good deeds and then theres good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.

I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.

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.

“They say time will make all this go away. But its time thats taken my tomorrow, and turned them into yesterday.”