Quote by Tom Waits
Songs really are like a form of time travel because they really ha

Songs really are like a form of time travel because they really have moved forward in a bubble. Everyone whos connected with it, the studios gone, the musicians are gone, and the only thing thats left is this recording which was only about a three-minute period maybe 70 years ago. – Tom Waits

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As a kid, I did want to be an old-timer, since they were the ones with the big stories and the cool clothes. I wanted to go there. Now, I guess I want to bring that with me and go back in time. – Tom Waits

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cool
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You hope people are going to be listening to you after youre gone. And they like you better after youre gone. – Tom Waits

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Hope
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You know what I really love? The CD players in a car. How when you put the CD right up by the slot, it actually takes it out of your hand, like its hungry. It pulls it in, and you feel like it wants more silver discs. – Tom Waits

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A lot of people say that comedy doesnt travel well. I found it very accessible. – Mark Addy

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Travel teaches toleration. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Just got back from a pleasure trip: I took my mother-in-law to the airport. – Henny Youngman

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My kids started school, so having a strong base in Melbourne has been a key priority. Im not daunted by the travel. People say, Its so far to Australia, and I say, You get on the plane, you eat well, you sleep, you wake up – and youre there. – Geoffrey Rush

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