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.
TOM PETTYGonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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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Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long.
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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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Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
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If you don’t run, you rust.
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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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I got my own way of praying.
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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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Redemption comes to those who wait, forgiveness is the key.
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Last dance with Mary Jane One more time to kill the pain I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m Tired of this town again.
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Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
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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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Just wonderin’, waitin’, worryin’ about some silly little things, that just don’t add up to nothin’.
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Gonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
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