"God, it's so painful when something that's so……" — Tom Petty

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

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113 Quotes by Tom Petty

Tom Petty has 113 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I like a good beer. Of course, I'll drink a bad one too. Let no person thirst for lack of…
I think for it to be hip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best…
And the days went by like paper in the wind. Everything changed, then changed again. It's hard to find a…
You were the one who made things different, you were the one who took me in. You were the one…
I don't think it's a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have…
You're dealing in magic-it's this intangible thing that has to happen. And to seek it out too much might not…
I'll stand my ground and I won't back down...
That's stupid. You couldn't pay me to go. I'm not oversimplifying it. That's what's going on. I don't think it…
The music business looks like, you know, innocent schoolboys compared to the TV business. They care about nothing but profit.
Most magic is a trick, an illusion. But [when The Beatles played the Ed Sullivan Show], this was real. Man…
George Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and…
He [George Harrison] told me he really, really admired John [Lennon]. He probably wanted John's acceptance pretty bad, you know?

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It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much… — Neil Armstrong
I have always drawn strength from being close to home. — Arthur Ashe
From my close observation of writers... they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously and visibly at any… — Isaac Asimov
Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone… — David Attenborough
Time is compressed like the fist I close on my knee... I hold inside it the clues and solutions and… — Margaret Atwood
Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens,… — Diane Ackerman
What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will… — Teresa of Avila
A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are,… — Lauren Bacall
I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way… — Richard Bach
Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you… — Francis Bacon
Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture… — Anita Baker
I'm not an actor that tends to care. I don't ask 'Is this a close up? Is this a master?… — Christian Bale

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