Tom Petty Quotes

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.

Tom Petty

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LifeMusicBeautifulMeSomeone

I live in Brooklyn and work in Manhattan, two of the most liberal places in the country.

Jenna Wortham

WorkLiveBrooklynCountryPlaces

Trip Hawkins - and this was the early 1980s - was saying there's going to be a day when everyone has a computer and they're going to want to do more on it, including playing games. So he started up a company, EA Sports, and he was going to have three games, football, basketball and baseball. So I was the football game.

John Madden

SportsDayFootballBaseballSaying

Since I travel so much, it's always great to be home. There's nothing like getting to raid my own refrigerator at two in the morning.

Amy Grant

HomeMorningGreatTravelNothing

My brother has a tendency to get quite lyrical when he writes music; he gets so romantic, it's borderline. I make it slightly more aggressive. I make the round corner a bit sharper.

Josephine de La Baume

MusicRomanticBrotherMoreCorner

Much of my work over the years has developed the premise that women's styles of friendship and conversation aren't inherently better than men's, simply different.

Deborah Tannen

WorkFriendshipWomenMenBetter

I'm an incurable optimist, and I'm a great believer in never looking back. Life is too short, and new challenges are exciting.

Cherie Blair

LifeGreatLife Is Too ShortLooking

For awhile, I got stupid about only wanting a leading-man role, but I have no illusions. I know I'm not Brad Pitt.

Breckin Meyer

StupidKnowIllusionsRoleWanting

It's really fantastic because families can come to my shows and they all like it. It's really weird.

Bonnie Tyler

WeirdBecauseComeLikeFantastic

If you are going to take away war toys, then what are you to replace them with? Children need to feel courageous, brave, and assertive. They need to feel strong; that is the purpose of their play.

Brian Sutton-Smith

ChildrenPurposeWarBraveStrong

At some point, the dollar has to give. You can't just keep printing money, and monetizing debt, and buying bonds, without the dollar imploding.

Peter Schiff

MoneyYouDebtPrintingDollarGive

I'm very happy being big and effeminate.

Penn Jillette

HappyBigBeingVeryEffeminate

As an actor, you're never really in control of the product. I think the goal is to create what you want. And if you can get as close as you can get to the creation of something, it starts with development.

Scott Cohen

ControlThinkYouGoalCreateWant

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