I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.
TOM PETTYI’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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It’s very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it’s really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music.
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I think for it to be hip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me, had some sense of hope in them.
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I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality.
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I should have known right then it was too good to last, God, it’s such a drag when you’re livin’ in the past
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I always tell my kids, “Find something that you love and within that you’ll find some job that you can do and you’ll always be happy. You’ll go to a job that you want to go to.”
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I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
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I’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down.
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Excuse me if I have some place in my mind where I go time to time.
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I’m so tired of being tired. Sure as night will follow day most things I worry about will never happen anyway.
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Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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Good loving is hard to find, you got lucky babe, when I found you.
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What I’ve learned about marriage: You need to have each other’s back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.
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I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
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