Eddie Vedder (Edward Louis Severson III) Quotes
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I am tired of women playing action heroes like men, because they are not men. But sometimes they are written like men.
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An incredibly high percentage of successful entrepreneurs are dyslexic. That's one of the little-known facts.
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I've had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies.
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Saint Joseph's still is among the smaller-enrollment institutions with a big-time basketball program. The Jesuits still offer the same high-quality education. St. Joe's students and alumni are as supportive as ever, and their spirit is unquenchable.
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Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
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We talk about these legendary fighters, talk about how they had hundred-something fights, hundred-something victories... but when you look at the history books, I still beat more world champions than any fighter in history.
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I propose a Constitutional Amendment providing that, if any public official, elected or appointed, at any level of government, is caught lying to any member of the public for any reason, the punishment shall be death by public hanging.
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The Reserve Bank cannot just exist; its ability to say 'no' has to be protected.
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If Joy Behar or Sherri Shepherd was a dude, they'd be off TV. They're not funny enough for dudes. What if Roseanne Barr was a dude? Think we'd know who she was?
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Just to be fighting for the belt, I was already happy. No pressure at all.
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I'm definitely a foodie.
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The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.
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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
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There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
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I'm part Cuban, so anything with a good beat like Rumberos de Cuba gets me going.
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You know, I was a community activist, so I'm used to standing out in front of an elected official's office and protesting.
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The tragedy of the civil rights movement is that just as it achieved the beginning of the end of racial segregation, white educated elites became swept up in the glamour of the sexual revolution.
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There are no plans that always work in life. For me, the secret to happiness is being positive and looking at the brighter side of my life.
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Prosecutors and public defenders deserve to make a living wage.
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Over the years, I've learned a lot about nutrition and about myself, so it's a lot more based on feel. I stopped putting a number on it because people were analyzing it too much.
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Alinsky's 1971 book, 'Rules for Radicals,' is a favorite of the Obamas. Michele Obama quoted it at the Democratic Convention. One Alinsky tactic is to 'Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.' That's what the White House did in targeting Rush Limbaugh, Rick Santelli and Jim Cramer.
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Remember that a good football novel has to have the same ingredients as any other good novel: drama, convincing and interesting characters, a strong story-line, and some kind of magic in the writing.
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I think celebrities suck.
