Oh, I’m not a percussionist, I just like to hit things.
TOM WAITSYou have to keep busy. After all, no dog’s ever pissed on a moving car.
More Tom Waits Quotes
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And the earth died screaming, while I lay dreaming.
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I’ll tell you all my secrets but I lie about my past.
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Not the kind of wheel you fall asleep at.
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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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You learn as much from your kids as they learn from you.
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I’ve been riding on the crest of a slump lately.
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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 guess I’ve always lived upside down when I want things I can’t have.
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A mental midget with the IQ of a fence post.
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Well I got a bad liver and broken heart, yeah, I drunk me a river since you tore me apart.
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If people are a little nervous about approaching you at the market, it’s good. I’m not Chuckles The Clown. Or Bozo. I don’t cut the ribbon at the opening of markets. I don’t stand next to the mayor. Hit your baseball into my yard, and you’ll never see it again.
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The earth is not my home, I’m just passing by.
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Well, it’s either kiss me or kill me, that’s how I see it.
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I’ve lost my equilibrium, my car keys, and my pride.
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it ain’t no sin, to take off your skin and dance around in your bones
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