More from Tom Petty
I’m tired of screwing up. I’m tired of being down. I’m tired of myself. I’m tired of bein’ down.
Tom PettyTom Petty I wouldn’t want to get stuck being an oldie-goldie group, but I don’t mind. I think all the trouble you go through these days to go to one of these concerts, I think I owe them a bit of what they came to hear.
Tom PettyTom Petty I like making money like anybody else, and I’m paid well, but I think there is a point at which you can out-price your audience or your base.
Tom PettyTom Petty God, it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach.
Tom PettyTom Petty 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.
Tom PettyTom Petty 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.
Tom PettyTom Petty I love the music. I’m never, ever tired of playing it.
Tom PettyTom Petty At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
Tom PettyTom Petty I have never been comfortable being the front man.
Tom PettyTom Petty In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I’m gonna stand my ground, and I won’t back down.
Tom PettyTom Petty But not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
Tom PettyTom Petty Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
Tom PettyTom Petty Any time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
Tom PettyTom Petty I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it’s so hard to kick it.
Tom PettyTom Petty 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.
Tom PettyTom Petty Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
Tom PettyTom Petty
Original quotes
From our community writers
People who don’t know how to love you are always going to hurt your heart.
H. DcostaH. Dcosta I no longer seek the love I think I deserve but rather the love I’ve always deserved.
Ava NicoleAva Nicole There is no such thing as a good investment.
Manish KhuntetaManish Khunteta Without you, I’m lost.
Amanda KarchAmanda Karch I did everything I could to make it work I was casting nets into the ocean and all they were doing was returning back empty.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados We flew to heaven, and we touched the sun.
Jennifer JulietteJennifer Juliette You told me everything would be okay. I wish you had said – you’ll hurt but I’ll hold you.
Ullie KayeUllie Kaye Be brave, be bold, beware that you must believe before becoming.
OvyukiOvyuki
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More on hard
I’m glad that I’m being acclaimed as an actor. Today, when my hard work has paid off I can chill out about it.
Akshay KumarAkshay Kumar Trials can be hard, if you don’t know God.
Al GreenAl Green Well maybe i’ll fall hard, something tough to break me, something sharp to rip into my insides and bleed out all that pain.
Al KalineAl Kaline I don’t have anything against organized religions, except when they engender hatred for other religions.
Al JaffeeAl Jaffee It’s hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it’s impossible to have that debate.
Al FrankenAl Franken The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard
Al DavisAl Davis It was hard for him to project who he is, the person people know in private.
Al FrankenAl Franken Good schools for me to prepare myself for a career, and, if I worked hard and played by the rules, a chance for me to do anything I wanted.
Al FrankenAl Franken
