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.
TOM PETTYI’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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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I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.
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Some grow young, some grow cold.
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I ain’t really sure, but it seems I remember the good times.
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As we celebrate mediocrity, all the boys upstairs want to see. How much you’ll pay for what you used to get for free.
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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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You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don’t have to live like a refugee.
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If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
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George Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and told you how much he loved you.
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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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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
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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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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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The waiting is the hardest part, every day you get one more yard. You take it on faith, you take it to the heart, the waiting is hardest part.
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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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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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Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
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Free Fallin” is a very good song. Maybe it would be one of my favorites if it hadn’t become this huge anthem. But I’m grateful that people like it.
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But not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
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I don’t believe in censorship, but I do believe that an artist has to take some moral responsibility for what he or she is putting out there.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes!
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She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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I’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.
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Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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