Gonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
TOM PETTYI don’t understand the ones that have no sense of hope and invest in hate. That’s not gonna work out, you know? It’s a waste of your time!
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.
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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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I’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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I like a good beer. Of course, I’ll drink a bad one too. Let no person thirst for lack of real ale! Thank god for long-necked bottles, the angel’s remedy.
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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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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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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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She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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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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There’s a freeway running through the yard.
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Time to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing. But under my feet, baby, grass is growing.
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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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Let’s get to the point Let’s roll another joint.
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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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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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