Eddie Van Halen Quotes
I played 'Eruption' two times for the record, and we kept the one that seemed to flow ... there's a mistake at the top end of it whenever I hear it, I always think, Man I could've played it better ... but I like the way it sounds. I'd never heard a guitar sound like that before.

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Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God, I'm still alive.' But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.
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I do sometimes wonder if people think, 'Oh we'll have her because she cries well.' The odd thing is I don't really know where it comes from. If the script is good, I find I can usually cry without too much trouble - in fact, the hard thing is trying to get me to stop. But I'm not really a crier in real life. I'm not a dramatic person, you see.
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The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.
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My first Broadway show wasn't until I was a freshman in high school. It was my first trip to New York. I came with a group of theatre kids, and we saw four shows. The very first one was 'Contact.'
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At an unprecedented time with the worst attack ever on our soil, our President displayed extraordinary determination, leadership and resolve when history was thrust upon him and the United States.
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You have to try things you're really afraid of, even if you pee yourself a little bit.
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It is not my duty to spend my money in my country, but it is what I want to do. There is nowhere else I would like to invest.
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Elves are like trees, grounded and focused from the trunk down but graceful and agile on top.
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When I finally decided to do the show, I only had two weeks to learn the choreography and the songs in French.
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My mother told me many stories about her childhood in Cuba. Living there had a profound impact on her and how she regards herself.
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I think Sydney has so much natural beauty; it's just a beautiful city.
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I've got a lot of miles on my legs.
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I did kindergarten twice because I was so shy.
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I just try to direct in a way that interests me. And, hopefully, other people will find it compelling.
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We need to take a leaf out of nature's book. Any species that clones itself will eventually be attacked by a parasite, leading to an inevitable population crash.
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eBay's business is based on enabling someone to do business with another person, and to do that, they first have to develop some measure of trust, either in the other person or the system.
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When there's an adult person who's scaring you, you grow up pretty quickly.
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We're going to make sure, regardless of disagreements we have on policy, that our military and intelligence cooperation to keep the Israeli people safe continues and that cooperation also helps the American people stay safe.
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Perhaps his might be one of the natures where a wise estimate of consequences is fused in the fires of that passionate belief which determines the consequences it believes in.
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I'm usually going to make a record, finish a record, start a record or start a tour or between tours.
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Happiness, remarked Maury Noble one day, is only the first hour after the alleviation of some especially intense misery.
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I played 'Eruption' two times for the record, and we kept the one that seemed to flow ... there's a mistake at the top end of it whenever I hear it, I always think, Man I could've played it better ... but I like the way it sounds. I'd never heard a guitar sound like that before.