Tom Petty Quotes
I want to be successful. Not just money. Just making a successful record and a successful show... I could feel successful without selling a million records.
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That is what fame is, isn't it? To get the world to fall in love with you.
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One way to get high blood pressure is to go mountain climbing over molehills.
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Over the next few years the boardrooms of America are going to light up with hot flashes.
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People are intrigued when they discover you date a footballer - women especially.
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Accepting your own mortality is like eating your vegetables: You may not want to do it, but it's good for you.
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Obviously Hall & Oates wasn't overlooked by the masses in terms of the record sales.
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To be smart on crime, we should not be in a position of constantly reacting to crime after it happens. We should be looking at preventing crime before it happens.
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The thing I love is that my home life hasn't changed. I still help out with the garbage. I still help out with the lawn.
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I'm a huge Wong Kar-Wai fan.
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It's much like playing jazz, flying. It's multitasking in real time. You have a number of instruments that alone won't tell you exactly what the airplane is doing but together give you a picture of everything that's going on.
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I am about safety for the people and the planet.
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'Halal in the Family' will expose a broad audience to some of the realities of being Muslim in America. By using satire, we will encourage people to reconsider their assumptions about Muslims, while providing a balm to those experiencing anti-Muslim bias. I also hope those Uncles and Aunties out there will crack a smile!
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Canadians are very well behaved, they don't throw their food.
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A big part of my life is music education because it changed my life - but arts, academics and athletics should all be equally treated in the school.
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Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
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A story is a story is a story. The only difference is in the techniques you bring to bear. There are always limitations on what you can and can't do. But I enjoy that. Just like when you write a sonnet or haiku, there are rules you have to abide by. And to me, playing within the rules is the fun part. It keeps the brain fresh.
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I love Audrey Hepburn, early Brooke Shields, and Madonna's eyebrows. I think it's beautiful if women look soft and touchable instead of hard, sharp and aggressively groomed.
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The people that I admire have a wonderful balance of self-belief and humility.
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A newborn already has nine months of experience when she is born.
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Unpleasant questions are being raised about Mother's Day. Is this day necessary? . . . Isn't it bad public policy? . . . No politician with half his senses, which a majority of politicians have, is likely to vote for its abolition, however. As a class, mothers are tender and loving, but as a voting bloc they would not hesitate for an instant to pull the seat out from under any Congressman who suggests that Mother is not entitled to a box of chocolates each year in the middle of May.
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Have faith in the Yankees my son. Think of the great DiMaggio.
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You listen to a Metallica song, and you listen to the drums, and they're not necessarily swinging, but the arrangements are different. Why is that? Because it's more in tune with jazz arrangements. It's very different. It's not a traditional rock and roll production, in terms of the drums.
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I want to be successful. Not just money. Just making a successful record and a successful show... I could feel successful without selling a million records.
