The beginning of it starts at the end.
TOM WAITSThe devil knows the Bible like the back of his hand.
More Tom Waits Quotes
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You can drive out nature with a pitch fork But it always comes roaring back again.
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I’m the type of guy who’d sell you a rat’s asshole for a wedding ring.
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I’ve seen it all through the yellow windows of the evening train.
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I put food on the table and roof overhead. But I’d trade it all tomorrow for the highway instead.
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I was always laughing in church.
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The blues is like a planet. It’s an enormous topic. You can’t ignore the impact that it has had and continues to have on the whole musical culture. It’s a tree that everyone is swinging from. Without it, I don’t know where I would be. It’s indelible and indispensable.
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I admit that I ain’t no angel, I admit that I ain’t no saint – I’m selfish and I’m cruel and I’m blind. If I exorcise my devils, well my angels may leave too. When they leave they’re so hard to find.
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I’m not fighting for justice. I am not fighting for freedom. I am fighting for my life and another day in the world here.
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I’ve lost my equilibrium, my car keys, and my pride.
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I hate Disneyland. It primes our kids for Las Vegas.
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I don’t have a drinking problem ‘Cept when I can’t get a drink.
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Oh, I’m not a percussionist, I just like to hit things.
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When your down on your luck and you’ve lost all your dreams theres nothing like a campfire and a can of beans.
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I don’t go to church on Sunday, don’t get on my knees to pray, or memorize the books of the Bible, I got my own special way
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Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell ’em to do that, they’ll find a little pot of gold.
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