God, it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach.
TOM PETTYYou and I will meet again, When we’re least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won’t say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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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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 don’t think it’s a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.
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We don’t really make bad records, though some people might like some more than others. And we have never really done a bad show. So I think in a way maybe we’ve been taken for granted.
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If you look around at America, that’s one of its biggest problems is you have corporations that can never be pleased at a profit.
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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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You belong somewhere you feel free.
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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.
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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes!
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I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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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 get into your late fifties, people start falling like flies all around you. I don’t take life for granted any more. I’m really glad to be here.
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