Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
TOM PETTYWe 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.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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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What I’ve learned about marriage: You need to have each other’s back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.
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I don’t think it’s a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.
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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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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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I’ve always had a great love for the blues.
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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.
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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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I’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.
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It’s very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it’s really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music.
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You spend your life dreaming, running ’round in a trance, You hang out forever and still miss the dance, And if you get lucky, you might find someone, To help you get over the pain that will come.
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The waiting is the hardest part.
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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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There goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice.
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I’m barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
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