I don't believe in censorship, but I do believe that an artist has to take some moral responsibility for what he or she is putting out there. And I think a lot of these young kids are going Tom Petty More Quotes by Tom Petty More Quotes From Tom Petty 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. Tom Petty unjust problem personality Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions. Tom Petty horizon intention sky 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 waste work-out hate I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing. Tom Petty hardest-thing hardest wings 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 golden rocks doors Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown. Tom Petty crowns heart sometimes You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won't back down. Tom Petty gates hell evil I'm more interested in what I'm going to leave behind me than in making a big hit record. I've refined what I do for a long time. If getting better at it means it goes over the heads of those who only wanted to party, then so be it. Tom Petty party long mean A rebel without a clue. Tom Petty rebel media art If you're not getting older, you're dead. Tom Petty funny-happy-birthday getting-older funny-birthday Just wonderin', waitin', worryin' about some silly little things, that just don't add up to nothin'. Tom Petty expression silly add 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 lasts good-night forever Most things I worry about never happen anyway. Tom Petty songwriting happens worry She's a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too. Tom Petty horse crazy girl God, it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far out of reach. Tom Petty sadness stills painful Let's get to the point Let's roll another joint Tom Petty smoking-weed weed smoking How about a cheer for all those bad girls! Tom Petty girl cheer jesus 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. Tom Petty granted people fall Excuse me if I have/some place in my mind/where I go time to time. Tom Petty music solitude time There goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice. Tom Petty politics voice choices