A Quote by Tom Waits

On my gravestone, I want it to say, "I told you I was sick." — © Tom Waits
On my gravestone, I want it to say, "I told you I was sick."

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The fist of a revolutionist must be hard like a gravestone; if not, his own gravestone will soon be erected!
I'm on the rise and whatnot, but I'm not the man to say, 'All right, world, here's grime.' It's gonna take me, Skepta, JME, Novelist and Lethal Bizzle, to say, 'I'm sick, he's sick, he's sick, he's sick'. Not one man can do it.
People who are sick, or who have been sick, or have come close to death have a lot to say - and they want you to hear it.
I told my mother this and I told my family this. I told them I was going to be the guy who had success. I just want to stick to what I say.
You are a sick, sick man,” I told him. “Thank you,” Ben replied, looking modest.
Ivan had contrived somehow in the dark of night to replace every watermelon in the watermelon patch with a gravestone, and every gravestone in the engraver's lot with a watermelon
They are sick in their minds. They say they brought 65 tanks into center of city. I say to you this talk is not true. This is part of their sick mind.
My gravestone will say,'Here Lies Damon Lindelof - Or Does He?
My gravestone will say, 'Here Lies Damon Lindelof - Or Does He?'
I don't want to have a gravestone. I want to have all my friends burn me and then snort the ashes. I think that's the only way to go out.
Learn your lines.' I want that on my gravestone.
'Learn your lines.' I want that on my gravestone.
I often thought my gravestone would say, 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out,'
All these girls swooning over hunky vampires, what they really want is to give away their freedom, to be controlled and told what to do and not have to think -- and never die, of course. It's sick is what it is. I don't want to be a forever-young living corpse.
I was really sick and I walked outside of the bus and realised; oh no I'm not allowed to be sick. I'm not allowed to say; sorry no I can't pose with you for a photo because I'm sick. I am a super human now, or I have to be one.
What do you want to want to be, anyway?" "I don't know; I guess what I want to be is a good Catholic." "What you should say"--he told me--"what you should say is that you want to be a saint.
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