Eddie Vedder Quotes

BEFORE YOU JUMP OFF A BRIDGE OR HANG YOURSELF OR BE UNHAPPY PLEASE CONSIDER: LIVE FOR YOURSELF; THOSE WHO HATE YOU HAVE NO PURCHASE

And this is for Colored girls who have considered suicide, but are moving to the ends of their own rainbows.

I'd never kill myself for a man. I wouldn't do it for anybody.

There are seminars that teach us how to cope with depression, sickness and relationship break down. But God wants us to overcome.

For many years when I was younger, I let negative things that people said about me affect my life. What I've learned is that it's really important to find the right support network, focus on the positive things in your life and quiet that negative voice in your head.

I'm a creative person who had a lot of dark time in my life. I can still get to it: I can still go to a relationship or a time when things weren't great. But it's getting further and further from me.

It's crazy because 'Icy Girl' came when I was in a dark place, but I made it to motivate myself. It was kind of like my anthem for lifting up my spirits.

Rejection doesn't always mean I'm not good enough.

You have to realize that myself and others that have been wrongfully convicted of crimes, we've dealt with the situation. You realize that you're not going to survive in prison or progress as a human being if you allow yourself to continue to hold on to this negative energy.

Ten years ago, if you asked me where I'd be now, I'd have said F-ing dead. But I'm not dead. I have an awesome life. And I'm just very grateful. That's the one thing I try to convey. Gratitude.

The Martyr finds her way to self-knowledge through pain, suffering, and surrender.

You can either be the sickness in your world or you can be the cure.

Claim your space. Draw a circle of light around it. Push back against the dark. Don't just survive. Celebrate.

Women are constantly trying to commit suicide for love, but generally they take care not to succeed.

I did rocks, all this dumb stuff. But now it's just trying to stay afloat and just get through the days.

Suicide to them is an act of selfishness. Someone who is truly selfless does not think of himself often enough to desire death.

You have to fight unhappiness like a dragon with fire and breathe.

I tell people, if you're thinking about suicide, all that stuff I've attempted and thought about it. If you think about it, life gets better. The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.

Though at this moment she felt abused, abandoned, and ashamed of herself, Madeleine knew that she was still young, that she had her whole life ahead of her--a life in which, if she persevered, she might do something special--and that part of persevering meant getting past moments just like this one, when people made you feel small, unlovable, and took away your confidence.

Sometimes in life you don't always feel like a winner, but that doesn't mean you're not a winner, you want to be like yourself. I want my fans to know it's okay.

A book is a suicide postponed.

Despite the obvious fault in the universe, it cannot be used as an excuse for not trying to be your best self. Instead, use unfairness as a starting point to be sure that your actions are the best you can muster, and find peace in navigating your time here with grace and humor whenever possible.

I can tell you that I am not self-destructive. I'm not a person who wants to die. I'm a person who has life, who wants to live. And I always have. And I wouldn't mistake it for anything else other than that.