The folks who know the truth aren’t talking. The ones who don’t have a clue, you can’t shut them up!
TOM WAITSI’m not fighting for justice. I am not fighting for freedom. I am fighting for my life and another day in the world here.
More Tom Waits Quotes
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Don’t plant your days they turn into weeds.
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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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You learn as much from your kids as they learn from you.
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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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The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.
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We have a deficit of wonder right now.
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Most people don’t care if you’re telling them the truth or if you’re telling them a lie, as long as they’re entertained by it.
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I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.
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All the donuts have names that sound like prostitutes
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I like my music with the rinds and the seeds and pulp left in.
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Did the devil make the world while God was sleeping?
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I do some acting. And there’s a difference between “I do some acting” and “I’m an actor.”
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I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
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I’ve lost my equilibrium, my car keys, and my pride.
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Most of the things you absorb you will ultimately secrete.
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