Tom Petty Quotes
I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality.
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Having a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a genius, and having less than a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a fool.
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After 'Pitch Perfect,' I only want to be in sequels. No. 2 of whatever.
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I mean, I was first offered Princess Astra.
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He hits the ball a long way and he knows how to win.
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There have been weeks when I've not been hydrating properly or not eating properly or training too hard. When I do that, I don't feel good. It has to be the exact formula.
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I miss particularly the managing editor role on the 'Evening News.'
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When you make a movie, it's up to so many things and so many people.
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Success is the sweetest revenge.
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The glorification of sisters, mothers as the selfless Indian women who will do 'agni pariksha' and the one who sees her own betterment only in the betterment of their husbands and fathers, that has to stop. It's very regressive.
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I just like a good story. I want the story to be good, and I want the character to be different than the last one I played. That's not always possible, but that's what I want.
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I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
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Actors who perhaps are super-confident and have absolute belief in themselves I always admire, because I can't really be like that. Because you never know what's right: what you feel inside versus what is portrayed.
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I have donated money to campaigns. And I have been known to take to the street in protest. But I am more committed to my immediate politics than general politics.
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The reason I dislike talking about the creative process is that I do have a creative process that is a winner and it's a sure thing.
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We have several million Muslims in France who are mostly moderates or non-practicing. If they feel that it is the only subject in public debate, they won't feel at home and will be tempted to withdraw to their communities.
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Science consistently produces a new crop of miraculous truths and dazzling devices every year.
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Just as it got easier to use email, it will be easier to use Bitcoin as people invest in it and become more familiar with it.
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I knew what I wanted to do in sport from the age of nine.
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Effort makes some great men famous. Even greater effort enables other great men to remain unknown.
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I think there is something very interesting about people who live day to day in an environment where they could get taken out by a wild animal. There has to be some kind respect that is derived from that relationship.
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The problem is foster youth don't really have this network that other kids have.
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A man made for public life and authority never takes account of personalities; he only takes account of things, of their weight and their conseqences.
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I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality.
