If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
TOM PETTYDo something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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 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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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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I always tell my kids, “Find something that you love and within that you’ll find some job that you can do and you’ll always be happy. You’ll go to a job that you want to go to.”
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If you stretch your imagination, I’ll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn’t up for sale.
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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’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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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 barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
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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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And the days went by like paper in the wind. Everything changed, then changed again. It’s hard to find a friend. It’s hard to find a friend.
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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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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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I’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down.
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If I’d had to work at Taco Bell I’d have still been out at night trying to play music.
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