I’ve been riding on the crest of a slump lately.
TOM WAITSYou’ve gotta have somebody to trust, that knows a lot.
More Tom Waits Quotes
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Oh, I’m not a percussionist, I just like to hit things.
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I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
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The big print giveth and the small print taketh away.
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The Universe is making music all the time.
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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 like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.
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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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When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure.
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I’ve lost my equilibrium, my car keys, and my pride.
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There’s nothing that makes me laugh more than being in the situation where you’re not supposed to laugh. Funerals. People crying. Breaking down. Telling you their life. I’m the worst. I’m the worst at that.
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But it’s so hard to dance that way when it’s cold and there’s no music.
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Children make up the best songs, anyway. Better than grown-ups. Kids are always working on songs and throwing them away, like little origami things or paper airplanes. They don’t care if they lose it; they’ll just make another one.
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I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch.
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Don’t plant your days they turn into weeds.
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I don’t have a drinking problem ‘Cept when I can’t get a drink.
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