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.
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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Any time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
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I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
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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.
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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 remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real.
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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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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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If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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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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Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
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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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No matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.
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I have never been comfortable being the front man.
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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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