You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
TOM PETTYYeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
More Tom Petty Quotes
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If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
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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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Good loving is hard to find, you got lucky babe, when I found you.
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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 would never put my songs in a commercial.
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I think it’s important to always offer something new.
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At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
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As we celebrate mediocrity, all the boys upstairs want to see. How much you’ll pay for what you used to get for free.
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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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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.
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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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You and I will meet again, When we’re least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won’t say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again.
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I’m not interested in the TV much. I quit watching the news a couple years ago and my outlook on life has gotten a whole lot better.
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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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