That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up.

I walked to Seward School first through fourth grade. It's just amazing to me now that we'd walk down 10th Avenue on Capitol Hill.

We’re super fortunate in Pearl Jam to have such loyal fans...who really want to come & see us play.

We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl Jam as a family.

Words can have the same kind of magic as riffs can.

My methodology is not knowing what I'm doing and making that work for me.

I really enjoy not getting in a car and running errands on bikes.

A lot of fun stuff happens when you go out on a bike compared to when you're in a car. You're more in the environment. It's enjoyable. Even when It's raining It's still fun.

It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water.

I liked the banana-seat bikes with the high handlebars - maybe a card in the wheel could have been part of it.

Well, you go to Holland and everybody's on a bike - nobody would think to have a car.

Concentrate on the goodness in the other, rather than the difference.

And reputation bleeds in ev'ry word.

It is our duty to make this world a better place for women.

So long as you don't feel life's paltry and a miserable business, the rest doesn't matter, happiness or unhappiness.

I find I very rarely live up to my words. And since you know me primarily through my words, there are oh so many ways I can disappoint.

Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.

The saying "Getting there is half the fun" became obsolete with the advent of commercial airlines.

Our brains may lie to us, but our hearts never do.

I've always been an outsider; a displaced person.

If you are a chef, no matter how good a chef you are, it's not good cooking for yourself; the joy is in cooking for others - it's the same with music.