Tom Petty Quotes - Page 2

I 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!

I'm more interested in what I'm going to leave behind me than in making a big hit record. I've refined what I do for a long time. If getting better at it means it goes over the heads of those who only wanted to party, then so be it.

Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.

I've got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.

You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won't back down.

Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. Some doors are opened, some roads are blocked. Sundowns are golden, then fade away. And if I never do nothing, I'll get you back someday.

Redemption comes to those who wait, forgiveness is the key.

God, it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far out of reach.

I'm so tired of being tired. Sure as night will follow day most things I worry about will never happen anyway.

A rebel without a clue.

You get into your late fifties, people start falling like flies all around you. I don't take life for granted any more. I'm really glad to be here.

George Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and told you how much he loved you.

If you stretch your imagination, I'll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn't up for sale.

No matter how long you play the guitar, there's always something else to learn.

Just wonderin', waitin', worryin' about some silly little things, that just don't add up to nothin'.

Yeah and it's over before you know it It all goes by so fast Yeah the bad nights take forever And the good nights don't ever seem to last

There goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice.

I like making money like anybody else, and I'm paid well, but I think there is a point at which you can out-price your audience or your base.

Well, I started out down a dirty road Started out all alone And the sun went down as I crossed the hill And the town lit up, the world got still I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing Well, the good ol' days may not return And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing Well, some say life will beat you down Break your heart, steal your crown So I've started out for God knows where I guess I'll know when I get there I'm learning to fly around the clouds But what goes up must come down

You believe what you want to believe

I started playing the bass because nobody else would play the bass, and then I got bumped up into singing because no one else really wanted to sing. So I learned how to sing and I wrote the songs, so I tended to get the most attention.

Excuse me if I have/some place in my mind/where I go time to time.

Even the losers get lucky sometimes!

I always liked the idea of the guitar - because cowboys played the guitar.

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.