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 PETTYAny time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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I love the music. I’m never, ever tired of playing it.
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I always liked the idea of the guitar – because cowboys played the guitar.
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God, it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach.
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I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it’s so hard to kick it.
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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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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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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
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Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
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You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea You belong with your love on your arm You belong somewhere you feel free.
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I’ve got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.
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I like a good beer. Of course, I’ll drink a bad one too. Let no person thirst for lack of real ale! Thank god for long-necked bottles, the angel’s remedy.
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When you kill somebody’s little sister with a missile, he’s going to hate you forever. And the next generation will hate you even more.
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We could move catalog, if he’d only die quicker.
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