As we celebrate mediocrity, all the boys upstairs want to see. How much you’ll pay for what you used to get for free.
TOM PETTY
TOM PETTY
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Tom Petty112 quotes“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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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.
Tom PettyTom Petty I should have known right then it was too good to last, God, it’s such a drag when you’re livin’ in the past
Tom PettyTom Petty I love history, doesn’t matter what era, I’m fascinated.
Tom PettyTom Petty I think to be successful you have to work really hard but you also have to have a little bit of luck.
Tom PettyTom Petty If you don’t run, you rust.
Tom PettyTom Petty At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
Tom PettyTom Petty Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
Tom PettyTom Petty It’s funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can’t afford the music.
Tom PettyTom Petty I’ve got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.
Tom PettyTom Petty How about a cheer for all those bad girls! And all those boys that play that rock ‘n’ roll! They love it like you love Jesus.
Tom PettyTom Petty She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
Tom PettyTom Petty If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.
Tom PettyTom Petty We could move catalog, if he’d only die quicker.
Tom PettyTom Petty If I’d had to work at Taco Bell I’d have still been out at night trying to play music.
Tom PettyTom Petty If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
Tom PettyTom Petty Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. Some doors are opened, some roads are blocked. Sundowns are golden, then fade away. And if I never do nothing, I’ll get you back someday.
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With new relationships, we get scared of being loved because we scared of rejection. Don’t let your fears ruin a perfectly good relationship.
Emily BockEmily Bock I love having someone to talk to all night.
Sophie SmithSophie Smith It is a loud war to love you in silence.
Noor BazziNoor Bazzi Don’t let unimportant people have too much power over you.
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ShamaShama I like the crazy ones- the ones made of a little bit of human and a lot of star.
Lauren EdenLauren Eden Let go and trust in the higher power to guide you.
Lisa RoseLisa Rose Let the music fill the empty patches of your soul. And heal you.
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Leo BuscagliaLeo Buscaglia You need to take a break and celebrate your success no matter how small it may seem.
Terry HarrisTerry Harris If you find success in a different path at a different rate, celebrate and don’t ever doubt yourself.
Elezabeth SymondElezabeth Symond We will all profit from a more diverse, inclusive society, understanding, accommodating, even celebrating our differences, while pulling together for the common good.
Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Meditate so that you can feel immense silence, and love so that your life can become a song, a dance, a celebration.
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