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.
TOM PETTY
TOM PETTY
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Tom Petty112 quotes“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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Tom PettyTom Petty 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.
Tom PettyTom Petty Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked you around some. Tell me, why you want to lay there, revel in your abandon?
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