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.
TOM PETTYI 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.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down.
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Honey, don’t walk out, I’m too drunk to follow.
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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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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 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’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 think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.
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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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I’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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I got my own way of praying.
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In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I’m gonna stand my ground, and I won’t back down.
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Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long.
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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