Eddie Vedder (Edward Louis Severson III) Quotes
You can't be perfect. You can't be the perfect father. You can't be the perfect singer.
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At the end of the day, don't forget that you're a person, don't forget you're a mother, don't forget you're a wife, don't forget you're a daughter.
Indra Nooyi
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Music was a big outlet for me. Being able to play an instrument and sing was definitely a good way for me to escape things I was dealing with: family issues, growing up, being a kid and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life.
Taylor Hicks
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When I first started in Malaysia, having a Muslim Malay girl singing and holding a guitar was new to everyone. Even Muslims there had issues with it; they found it weird.
Yuna
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The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.
H. L. Mencken
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It's well proved economics that if a country which is rich and a country that is poor come together in global trade, sooner or later the standard of living of the poor country will go up towards that of the rich country.
N. R. Narayana Murthy
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When talking about writing, I often use the analogy of archaeology. There are these great tunes all around. Your skill as a musician allows you to pick them out without breaking them.
Pat Metheny
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People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.
Damon Hill
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
Baruch Spinoza
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I believe in the spirit of equality and the spirit of this country as one of love and compassion and kindness.
Lady Gaga
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There's a smartphone gait: the slow sidewalk weave that comes from being lost in conversation rather than looking where you're going.
Nancy Gibbs
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We decided we don't use the term 'fat' for me. We use the term 'juicy' for me. My wife's fine with it, but the rule is when I'm over double her weight, it's over.
Ike Barinholtz
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A lot of cats are not that social.
Jack Hanna
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Dad was an amazing storyteller and illustrator, which he did in his spare time - very inspiring and dramatic.
Bat for Lashes
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My main thing is music; it's what I do.
Vanilla Ice
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The universe will put signposts in your life. You can either ignore them or embrace them. You can choose and wish for all the things you want, but the things that are coming to you, you will never be able to hide from and the things that you want so bad that are not supposed to be for you for whatever reason, they'll never come to you.
Yul Vazquez
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
Laura Osnes
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I think we just need to stick to our knitting on the topics and the subjects the American people care about.
Sam Brownback
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Awards are not something that I measure my work by. I've been so fortunate and I've gotten to do such terrific things that it seems petty to look back and say, 'Oh, I should have gotten that prize.' I don't look at it that way.
Aaron Tveit
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I can't think of anything worse than trying to schmooze someone with the idea that you're an actor.
Aaron Johnson
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If you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself upward and forever upward, then you won't see why we go.
Edmund Hillary
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
Irving Layton
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I'd been very certain about not wanting to do the acting thing because of my father. I thought I'd always have the father-son thing of 'He got you the part.'
Domhnall Gleeson
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I'm addicted to Jack's Wife Freda, a South African - Jewish-inspired restaurant founded by my brother Dean and his amazing wife, Maya. The vibe is cool and relaxed, perfect for a daytime bite or a nightcap. I always get the Peri-Peri chicken and the kale Greek salad, but all the food is delicious. You simply cannot go wrong!
Kara Janx
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You can't be perfect. You can't be the perfect father. You can't be the perfect singer.
Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam