Top 187 Quotes & Sayings by Tom Petty - Page 2

I think, in America, for a long time you had groups that wanted to be stars more than they wanted to make music.

Rock isn't a young music anymore. I don't think it's necessarily even a youth-oriented music.

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

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

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

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.

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

Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can't stay long.

A rebel without a clue.

You were the one who made things different, you were the one who took me in. You were the one thing I could count on, above all, you were my friend.

I think for it to be hip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me, had some sense of hope in them.

I got my own way of praying.

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

In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I'm gonna stand my ground, and I won't back down.

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.

How about a cheer for all those bad girls! And all those boys that play that rock 'n' roll! They love it like you love Jesus.

My sister got lucky, married a yuppie, and took him for all he was worth. Now she's a swinger dating a singer, I can't decide which is worse.

If you don't run, you rust.

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

Even the losers get lucky sometimes!

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.

Running down a dream... working on a mystery... going wherever it leads.

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

Any time you're making a living at what you love to do, you're blessed.

I've learned one thing, and that's to quit worrying about stupid things. You have four years to be irresponsible here, relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember the time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So stay out late. Go out with your friends on a Tuesday when you have a paper due on Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does.

You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.

You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea You belong with your love on your arm You belong somewhere you feel free

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

Time to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing. But under my feet, baby, grass is growing.

I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.

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

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

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!

Let's get to the point Let's roll another joint

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.

She's a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.

So I started out for God knows where. I guess I'll know when I get there.

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.

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.

I always tell my kids, "Find something that you love and within that you'll find some job that you can do and you'll always be happy. You'll go to a job that you want to go to."

You believe what you want to believe

You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don't have to live like a refugee.

And the days went by like paper in the wind. Everything changed, then changed again. It's hard to find a friend. It's hard to find a friend.

You belong somewhere you feel free.

The waiting is the hardest part, every day you get one more yard. You take it on faith, you take it to the heart, the waiting is hardest part.

Music really isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s all about people relating to each other and doing something that’s really from the soul. It must come from the soul.

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

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

Some grow young, some grow cold...

Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.

I'm not any happier anywhere than when I'm in the studio. I'm over the moon about it. It keeps me young, it keeps me feeling like I have some purpose.

Good loving is hard to find, you got lucky babe, when I found you.

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

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

'Free Fallin'' is a very good song. Maybe it would be one of my favorites if it hadn't become this huge anthem. But I'm grateful that people like it.

You and I will meet again, When we're least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won't say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again.

Songwriting ability is a gift. After a while, you come to realize, "I've really been blessed. I can write these things and it makes me happy, and it makes millions of people happy." It's an obligation, it's bigger than you. It's the only true magic I know. It's not pulling a rabbit out of a hat; it's real. It's your soul floating out to theirs.

I'm always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.

I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.

I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it's so hard to kick it.