Tom Petty Quotes
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
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I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
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Verily He answereth him who prayeth unto Him, and is near unto him who calleth on Him.
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The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
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As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.
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I couldn't speak any English when I first left Russia, and Intimissimi taught me everything. The team was like a family to me - they showed me how to model and how to stay in shape. They really believed in me.
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My parents had no money, but they had strong values that I've carried throughout my life - things like not going into debt, never borrowing money, never leveraging, paying your bills on time, keeping your agreements, selling customers the right things, treating employees right, and growing things.
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Few things are more enjoyable than lingering over the atlas and plotting a trip.
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When I started in California, people would say, 'Enterprise who?'
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It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.
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I do a lot for PETA. I do a lot of things I think are really important, I volunteer at school and I'm still amazed I can pay my bills because I feel like I don't work that much, I really don't.
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The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
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Social Security is fundamentally strong.
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I hope when I'm dead I'll be considered an icon, though.
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When you start using senses you've neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.
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My mom and dad - they were always there. They were always on the set. They focused on our family life. The entertainment business wasn't the end-all. They weren't out to get the next big paycheck or the next big movie. It was about 'What can we do as a family.'
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First I opened a check account. I looked at the - I looked that there was nothing of yield. So I bought some bonds. It was a bond. When I bought this bond, it was duplicated in 10 years. I think it was 10 percent.
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Protectionism has to be avoided. Protectionism is not only on goods but also in the area of services. Financial protectionism is also bad and should be avoided.
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I have a list a mile long of faults that sometimes bring me to my knees in self-hatred.
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If you think people are against you and that you're a target, things will start appearing that way. I just go about my day, and I don't think anyone is out to get me.
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Strong emotional connections between individuals, customers, and salespeople that trust each other will always be 10 times more powerful than the most expensive ad campaign. That's the power social media makes possible.
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I think I usually have quite ordinary dreams. Sometimes my dreams take me to other dimensions. I can travel in my mind especially when I'm dreaming I focus my mind on what I want to dream. If I want to fly, I focus on flying.
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I think Americans are - particularly, independent voters are looking at Washington, and they see too many taxes, too much spending, too much debt, too many Washington takeovers, and they want to provide a check and a balance to what they see as a runaway, overreaching Washington government.
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I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
