Eddie Vedder (Edward Louis Severson III) Quotes
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I simply can't do one-word message replies: Yes. Ok. No. Sure. Cool. None of these are options for me. I must write something extra. Something personal. I put kisses and emoticons. Emoticons, by the way, are my very best friends. They have removed all the pressure of thinking up something personal to say.
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Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth.
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I am not saying we are categorizing Ellen White in the biblical context of a false prophet.
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The science of life is changing hearts and minds.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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It is a kind of ego booster, the way Egypt's winning the 1973 war, in the first stages, was an uplift. But I did not find when I spoke to people that the war in Iraq was seen as the major issue in American-Arab relations.
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No one is above the law, not even the president. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor.
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How boring would this world be if everyone was the same?
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I think that the future of currency is digital, and Bitcoin has a good shot at being the currency of the future.
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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Now I love hoops. I'm a diehard UCLA fan, have been since my freshman year. But basketball is the '1812 Overture.' Pomp and circumstance, fireworks and cannons, lots and lots of fun, and in the end, still Tchaikovsky.
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To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.
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What worries me is the professionalism of everything.
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The American president has a peculiar leadership responsibility to speak out for freedom.
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The scene was attempted a second time, up on top of the fort, and cameras didn't even roll. Michael, though he wasn't admitting it, wasn't sure how to shoot the scene.
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'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' is not a direct-to-video, low-budget sequel: it's a big film. And it'd be fantastic to have the opportunity to see it on the IMAX screens at the same time, and IMAX has made arrangements with us for that to happen.
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I think that there's a clinical mental illness called depression, but I believe that post-industrial America has been narcotized by progress. There's a cultural malaise - mental illness or no - that everybody suffers from at some point in their life.
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We always say Jordan is not rich in natural resources - we don't have oil or gas like some of our neighbors do - but I think in terms of human resources, we are quite lucky and we are really trying to foster an environment of innovation and technology. I think Jordan will emerge as a center of innovation in the Middle East.
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If you want to learn the true nature of a child you have to watch how she plays. If you want to learn the true nature of an adult you have to watch how she does her job.
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You have to trust your government. Don't let every scar, every wart, every hiccup condemn the whole body.
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Marriage, as practised by high society, is arranged indecency.
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It's always been my dream to just continually do really cool indie movies - character-driven stuff.
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I like the enthusiasm but not the insincerity of Los Angeles.
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I'm making music for music's sake, and I have an audience I'm proud of.
