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.
Quotes to Explore
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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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I never had a long-term plan.
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It's fantastic to strive towards a nice life where you eat nice organic food and your children go to a nice school and you can afford nice clothes and nice perfume and the hypoallergenic make-up. But there's never a day goes by, and I mean this from the bottom of my heart, that I don't think about where I'm from.
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I just wrapped a new show for Amazon called 'Transparent.'
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I went through this difficult time [in the 1984] when we were making our third record where I kind of lost my mind. That's when the bulimia kicked in. And that's when I got really freaky.
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Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart Clumps in the breast with heavy stride; The face grows lined and wrinkled like a chart, The eyes bloodshot with tears and tide. Let the wind blow, for many a man shall die.
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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.
