Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
TOM PETTYWhen 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.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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George Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and told you how much he loved you.
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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 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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I’m not any happier anywhere than when I’m in the studio. I’m over the moon about it. It keeps me young, it keeps me feeling like I have some purpose.
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I always liked the idea of the guitar – because cowboys played the guitar.
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I don’t treat the band like I’m above them or that they’re a hired hand for me. We’ve never worked that way. So I’m a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone.
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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 think it’s important to always offer something new.
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How about a cheer for all those bad girls! And all those boys that play that rock ‘n’ roll! They love it like you love Jesus.
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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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You spend your life dreaming, running ’round in a trance, You hang out forever and still miss the dance, And if you get lucky, you might find someone, To help you get over the pain that will come.
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I don’t understand the ones that have no sense of hope and invest in hate. That’s not gonna work out, you know? It’s a waste of your time!
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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We could move catalog, if he’d only die quicker.
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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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