Tom Petty Quotes
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The waiting is the hardest part, every day you get one more yard. You take it on faith, you take it to the heart, the waiting is hardest part.
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I ain't really sure, but it seems I remember the good times...
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I don't know, my music has always just come from where the wind blew me. Like where I'm at during a particular moment in time.
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I didn't worry about my career ending, but there were days where I felt pretty beat up by it all and just pretty tired, because they didn't make it easy for me. And coming right off the last lawsuit, it was the last thing I wanted to get involved in. When it was over, we didn't really celebrate, we were just exhausted. I lost all interest in the record business and never wanted to do anything except hand in a record again.
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I remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real.
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Yeah and it's over before you know it It all goes by so fast Yeah the bad nights take forever And the good nights don't ever seem to last...
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We haven't always been boy scouts, but we never lost sight of the music, Let me remind you that this ain't the end.
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I'm not interested in the TV much. I quit watching the news a couple years ago and my outlook on life has gotten a whole lot better.
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A rebel without a clue.
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I love history, doesn't matter what era, I'm fascinated.
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But not me, baby, I've got you to save me.
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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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I got my own way of praying.
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You were the one who made things different, you were the one who took me in. You were the one thing I could count on, above all, you were my friend.
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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.
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I think to be successful you have to work really hard but you also have to have a little bit of luck.
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Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night. She was an American Girl.
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When you kill somebody's little sister with a missile, he's going to hate you forever. And the next generation will hate you even more.
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I'm not trying to be cool. I have a problem with lights. I have one eye that's become super-sensitive to lighting, so I do wear sunglasses quite a bit.
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There goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice.
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Music really isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s all about people relating to each other and doing something that’s really from the soul. It must come from the soul.
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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.
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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can't afford the music.