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.
TOM PETTYI’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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Running down a dream… working on a mystery… going wherever it leads.
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Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
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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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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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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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That’s stupid. You couldn’t pay me to go. I’m not oversimplifying it. That’s what’s going on. I don’t think it would be any fun without the drugs. It’s a drug party.
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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 love history, doesn’t matter what era, I’m fascinated.
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A rebel without a clue.
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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.
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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.
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I don’t understand the ones that have no sense of hope and invest in hate. That’s not gonna work out, you know? It’s a waste of your time!
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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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Just wonderin’, waitin’, worryin’ about some silly little things, that just don’t add up to nothin’.
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