Famous quotes by Tom Petty:

"Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes."

"like a deer in the headlights, frozen in real time and I'm losing my mind, it's time to move on"

"You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out,"

"Most things I worry about never happen anyway."

"We've been sent here to raise hell and cause chaos."

"I'm frustrated by what I hear. Maybe it's not meant for me. Personally, I'm way too bright for a lot of the hip-hop lyrics to affect. I'm much too smart to think that jewelry or how cool I am is really going to change much about my personality. If you're dumb enough that it entertains you, have a great time. But I am seeking more than that."

"I really do love coming to this particular place."

"Yeah and its over before you know 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"

"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 time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does...""

"I've never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I'm pleasantly surprised when it does."

"The music business looks like, you know, innocent schoolboys compared to the TV business. They care about nothing but profit."

"It's very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it's really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music."

"When you get older, your health becomes important to you, things start breaking down, you've always got a different ache or pain."

"I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality."

"I don't treat the band like I'm above them or that they're a hired hand for me. We've never worked that way. So I'm a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone."

"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."

"TV does not care about you or what happens to you. It's downright bad for your health now, and that's not a far-out concept. I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health."

"I think television's become a downright dangerous thing. It has no moral barometer whatsoever. If you want to talk about something that is all about money, just watch the television."

"I'm barely prolific and incredibly lazy."