Top 120 Tom Petty Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “I’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down...”

— Tom Petty

2. “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.”

— Tom Petty

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3. “You belong somewhere you feel free.”

— Tom Petty

4. “Most things I worry about never happen anyway.”

— Tom Petty

5. “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.”

— Tom Petty

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

— Tom Petty

7. “Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There’s not some trick involved with it. It’s pure and it’s real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things.”

— Tom Petty

8. “The waiting is the hardest part.”

— Tom Petty

9. “You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.”

— Tom Petty

10. “I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.”

— Tom Petty

11. “Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long.”

— Tom Petty

12. “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.”

— Tom Petty

13. “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.”

— Tom Petty

14. “Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you’ll be a happy person.”

— Tom Petty

15. “It just seems to useless to have to work so hard, and nothing ever really seem to come from it.”

— Tom Petty

16. “If you don’t run, you rust.”

— Tom Petty

17. “A rebel without a clue.”

— Tom Petty

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

— Tom Petty

19. “I love history, doesn’t matter what era, I’m fascinated.”

— Tom Petty

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

— Tom Petty

21. “You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.”

— Tom Petty

22. “If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.”

— Tom Petty

23. “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.”

— Tom Petty

24. “God, it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach.”

— Tom Petty

25. “You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don’t have to live like a refugee.”

— Tom Petty

26. “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.”

— Tom Petty

27. “Let’s get to the point Let’s roll another joint.”

— Tom Petty

28. “Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night. She was an American Girl.”

— Tom Petty

29. “What I’ve learned about marriage: You need to have each other’s back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.”

— Tom Petty

30. “So I started out for God knows where. I guess I’ll know when I get there.”

— Tom Petty

31. “You spend your life dreaming, running ’round in a trance, You hang out forever and still miss the dance, And if you get lucky, you might find someone, To help you get over the pain that will come.”

— Tom Petty

32. “As we celebrate mediocrity, all the boys upstairs want to see. How much you’ll pay for what you used to get for free.”

— Tom Petty

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

— Tom Petty

34. “Even the losers get lucky sometimes!”

— Tom Petty

35. “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!”

— Tom Petty

36. “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.”

— Tom Petty

37. “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.”

— Tom Petty

38. “Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.”

— Tom Petty

39. “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.”

— Tom Petty

40. “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.”

— Tom Petty

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

— Tom Petty

42. “I’ve got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.”

— Tom Petty

43. “Whatever you’re looking for, don’t come around here no more.”

— Tom Petty

44. “Some grow young, some grow cold...”

— Tom Petty

45. “Any time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.”

— Tom Petty

46. “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.”

— Tom Petty

47. “You believe what you want to believe.”

— Tom Petty

48. “She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.”

— Tom Petty

49. “Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.”

— Tom Petty

50. “Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.”

— Tom Petty