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 PETTYIf you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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Honey, don’t walk out, I’m too drunk to follow.
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Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked you around some. Tell me, why you want to lay there, revel in your abandon?
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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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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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But not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
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No matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.
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I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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Excuse me if I have some place in my mind where I go time to time.
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Gonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
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Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you’ll be a happy person.
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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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We could move catalog, if he’d only die quicker.
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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.
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Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.
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Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. Some doors are opened, some roads are blocked. Sundowns are golden, then fade away. And if I never do nothing, I’ll get you back someday.
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