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.
TOM PETTYLord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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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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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I ain’t really sure, but it seems I remember the good times.
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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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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’ve got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.
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Some grow young, some grow cold.
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It’s funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can’t afford the music.
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My sister got lucky, married a yuppie, and took him for all he was worth. Now she’s a swinger dating a singer, I can’t decide which is worse.
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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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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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Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.
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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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Music really isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s all about people relating to each other and doing something that’s really from the soul. It must come from the soul.
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Redemption comes to those who wait, forgiveness is the key.
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