Eddie Vedder (Edward Louis Severson III) Quotes
I believe in the power of music. To me, it isn't just a fad. This is a positive thing.
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I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.
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Sometimes I play cricket, and I play badminton.
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Cultures and races are mixing in a very organic way in the world, and that should be reflected in film and television.
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I never hand in a book until it's completed. Richard Jackson then reads it and asks me to clarify murky points. We work very well together. He knows how hard to push, and I know how hard to push back. He's the only person who can criticize my work without me throwing a hissy fit.
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I don't have business with any politicians.
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For many people, managing pain involves using prescription medicine in combination with complementary techniques like physical therapy, acupuncture, yoga and massage. I appreciate this because I truly believe medical care should address the person as a whole - their mind, body, and spirit.
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I think we in the Alpha Band, which was a strange group anyway, weren't dealing with any of these issues. They sneaked up on us and took us over, before we know what was going on.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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The return of democracy in our land has indeed thrown the problems of development into bolder relief.
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I was a Presbyterian minister at a small church in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.
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You're going to change as you grow older, and that messes up a lot of relationships.
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We've gone further on this album, where we have a Big Band song, kind of a Sinatra-type song; we have a couple songs that have electronic music on them. We've got a couple rock songs, maybe a little heavier than what we've done. So the title 'Jekyll & Hyde' really covers the breadth of the record.
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Movies, particularly the big hit movies, are all just special effects. But on television, the writers are in control of the shows, and they control the scripts.
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I believe in that old adage that 'as goes California, so goes the country.'
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Movies don't look hard, but figuring it out, getting the shape of it, getting everybody's character right and having it be funny, make sense and be romantic, it's creating a puzzle. Yes, having been a writer for so long, I have an awareness of when things are going awry, but it doesn't mean I know how to fix them.
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Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.
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My life is exactly the way it needs to be.
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It's funny, as a little kid, you look up to those guys who you play as in 'Madden,' and now to see myself in the game, it's an honor.
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See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky?
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Health and well-being, as well as how we can live in harmony with our planet, is something I'm passionate about.
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I used to put down my experiences and beliefs and e-mail them to friends ever since I was a freshman.
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I truly believe that my songs bring the answers and the solutions, as opposed to just talking about the problems. My music at its core is joyful.
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I believe in the power of music. To me, it isn't just a fad. This is a positive thing.
