When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness sake. But don't make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion faster than adults, and evasion simply muddles 'em.


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RALPH HARPER
We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our allies. Our concern is the instability of ou...
STEPHEN HARPER
I would like to acquire a document autographed by John Witherspoon, who signed the Declaration of In...
GREGG HARPER
I am a disaster magnet. I came home from our first anniversary vacation with jellyfish stings, a pun...
MOLLY HARPER
My friend is a former race car driver, so he races for Mercedes, and I root for him. I have a car th...
HILL HARPER
We've got to see a state where the Afghan government can handle its own day-to-day security.
STEPHEN HARPER
Canadians know that the promise of a recession didn't happen because of anything we did here. If...
STEPHEN HARPER
Playing football, I'm getting chills just thinking about it. That first knock of the game, you a...
BRYCE HARPER
My first two books, 'Letters to a Young Brother' and 'Letters to a Young Sister,' we...
HILL HARPER
But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of mu...
BEN HARPER
As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulfu...
BEN HARPER
It was a huge deal, a huge musical discovery that became life lessons learned. You can't return from...
BEN HARPER
The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
BEN HARPER
It will make a weak man mighty. it will make a mighty man fall. It will fill your heart and hands or...
BEN HARPER
If you don't like my fire, Then don't come around Cause I'm gonna burn one down.
BEN HARPER
Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds a...
BEN HARPER
Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds a...
BEN HARPER
It's so hard to so, so easy to say. But sometimes, sometimes you just have to walk away.
BEN HARPER
You look like gold. I've been fooled before, but now i know I've made the mistake in the past. But n...
BEN HARPER
I don't want the George Clooney lifelong bachelorhood. If I found the right person, I would comm...
HILL HARPER
That's my personal view I would say most in my caucus agree with that but there are some who don...
STEPHEN HARPER
For me, working out is a form of therapy. It's cathartic for me; it's a good stress reliever...
BOB HARPER
Grandma Ruthie and her sister Jettie hadn't spoken a civil word in about fifteen years. Their last e...
MOLLY HARPER
because daytime leaves vampires less than, well, conscious, I told him, “Take your muffins to Bost...
MOLLY HARPER
CrossFit is all about constantly-varied, high-intensity movements. And to do these movements, you ha...
BOB HARPER
My choice is what I choose to do,
And if I'm causing no harm, it shouldn't bother you.
BEN HARPER
I think in Atlantic Canada, because of what happened in the decades following Confederation, there i...
STEPHEN HARPER
I'm attending to my legacy, making sure that it travels the universe in the best shape I can get...
ROY HARPER
Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's ...
BEN HARPER
Certainly, those of us in the entertainment industry, we are part of creating fear in people - '...
HILL HARPER
When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone - it's possible. But creati...
BEN HARPER
Baseball players have such a bad rap of, like, 'We don't work out or we're not strong or...
BRYCE HARPER
I'd rather be a good person off the field than a good baseball player on the field.
BRYCE HARPER
It's not like I'm out eating McDonald's and Del Taco every night. I eat good: my mom fix...
BRYCE HARPER
My favorite vacation spot is a beautiful beach. I've been to many, many beaches on many continen...
HILL HARPER
The Lord blesses you and keeps you; the Lord makes His face shines upon you and be gracious to you; ...
BEN HARPER
Dr. King said, 'We are all tied together in a garment of mutual destiny.' Which says to me n...
HILL HARPER
I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of...
BEN HARPER
I grew up with the Blind Boys' music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, cal...
BEN HARPER
I have lived in Kentucky all of my life. I am married to my high school sweetheart, David, a local p...
MOLLY HARPER