Eddie Vedder Quotes

You can't please everyone, so proudly exclude people.

Work hard, do the best you can, don't ever lose faith in yourself and take no notice of what other people say about you.

I'm very strong in who I am, I'm very happy where I am. And wherever, as you know some people go overboard with criticism, but you know what? I would say look in your mirror, and see who you are, and what did you do.

Don't spend all your time trying to win over your critics. Just run your own race.

I think it's a human tendency that's been around for a while to try to be as good as possible to prove your worth.

At this point in my life, I'm not going to spend a lot of time focusing on dissatisfaction with who I am, and I'm not going to spend a lot of time tempering my personality. Whatever job I have next, I'm going to be somebody who wants to get things done.

I want kids to know: Don't wait for somebody to come along and tell you you're special. Because that may never happen.

I just kind of do my own thing, which has made me feel like a better player, a better pro because I'm in control of it. I don't have anybody who is pushing me to do something - I'm pushing myself.

I train as smart as I can. I'm not concerned what others think. I do what works for me.

I have nothing to prove to anyone but myself.

I'm not going to worry about proving people wrong. My goal isn't to prove people wrong. You can't worry about what other people say.

I do not want to be in fights where people see me as an obstacle on the road. I want to be the man challenging.

What I've always done is be positive and do what I do.

You always try to fight for yourself, isn't it? You try to do the best possible job.

All I can control is myself and just keep having a positive attitude.

I'm so glad that I didn't give up on myself and there were people who didn't give up on me.

I don't complain about other people's game - I just create my own.

I've always felt a strong urge to prove myself.

The only person I've got to prove to is myself.

I wanted to prove to myself I can do something on my own. Not for the world, but for myself. To have that self-confidence.

I have always been confident. I know my own mind, what I'm able to do. I will never sit down and dwell.

Use what you have to run toward your best - that's how I now live my life.

The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.

I have no regrets. I find everything happens for a reason and the reason why maybe this is happening is I won't take BS from anyone. And I think it's making me stand out on my own and be very independent and fight for what I believe in.

Take custody of your life. Show up, do your best, and let go of the rest.