Any time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
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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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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I think to be successful you have to work really hard but you also have to have a little bit of luck.
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You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don’t have to live like a refugee.
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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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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 think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.
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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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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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Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.
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Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night. She was an American Girl.
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Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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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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Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
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I’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down.
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