Tom Petty Quotes
Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. Some doors are opened, some roads are blocked. Sundowns are golden, then fade away. And if I never do nothing, I'll get you back someday.
Quotes to Explore
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When I was in Thailand, I went into the up-country because Marco Polo didn't get down into the flesh pots of Bangkok because they didn't exist in those days.
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'Badlands' is a very tangible record; a lot of the sounds were actual things: they were pots and pans, and they were rocks, and they were voices,and instruments used in a way to create a landscape of sound.
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We live in a period of declining stars. Few celebrities these days (aside from the smoldering Angelina Jolie) seem to have complex psychic lives.
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The knowledge from an enlightened person breaks on the hard rocks of ignorance.
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I could easily go one or two days without realizing that I'm so, so hungry. That's the negative outcome of what I've become.
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Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.
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I do a lot of shows I've actually never seen, and I hadn't seen 'Castle' or 'Scandal,' but it's fun to just go into someone's world for eight days and do your thing, and then leave.
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Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.
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I don't want to be alone at 80 years old, dripping in diamonds - having never helped anyone. That's not my path. That's not what I care about. That's not what excites me.
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Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Nonperformance can always be explained away.
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If it weren't for the rocks in its bed, the stream would have no song.
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What is that song that Willie Nelson sang? 'Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few.' I think of that. No big deal. I've reached a stage in my life where I am content.
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The days of the misogynistic Bond are sort of over.
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I never liked dolls or played house. I read and wrote, climbed trees, collected rocks, rode my bike, and befriended boys, platonically.
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I never think in terms of gold, currency, diamonds. I'm not clever enough for that.
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I love to put on diamonds and beautiful evening gowns and make my girl-friends upset.
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These days I'm pretty much a businessman.
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I never hated a man enough to give him diamonds back.
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Used to rock a throwback ballin on the corner, now I rock tailored suit lookin' like a owner.
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The first thing I do when I get up, I have breakfast.
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I first listen to someone who speaks the language and who reads the lyrics to me. I pay great attention to pronunciation. Once I hear the words spoken, I write the song lines phonetically in Hindi and then sing. By the grace of god, my songs in other languages – including Bengali – have been appreciated. People say they are good and the words have been correctly pronounced.
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I'm a huge fan of Geffen records. Everything about them - their artists, their videos, their marketing.
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Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. Some doors are opened, some roads are blocked. Sundowns are golden, then fade away. And if I never do nothing, I'll get you back someday.
