I dont think its a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem. – Tom Petty
I dont treat the band like Im above them or that theyre a hired hand for me. Weve never worked that way. So Im a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone. – Tom Petty
When you get older, your health becomes important to you, things start breaking down, youve always got a different ache or pain. – Tom Petty
Its funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they cant afford the music. – Tom Petty
What matters to me is that I do what I think is right and I see, Im a numbers guy, thats my attitude. I know we have a debt tsunami coming, we are bankrupting this country and Im in a position where I can actually advance ideas to prevent that from happening. Thats exactly what I should be doing. – Paul Ryan
There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that I have complete control. – Leo Buscaglia