Tom Waits Quotes
born 1949 United States
Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) American composer, singer, songwriter, musician and actor.
- United States
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- Composers
- Musicians
- Singer-songwriters
Also known as: Waits, Tom
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The face forgives the mirror, the worm forgives the plough, the question begs the answer, can you forgive me somehow?
Don't you know there ain't no devil, there's just God when he's drunk.
If there's one thing you can say about mankind, there's nothing kind about man.
And the things you can’t remember tell the things you can forget, that history puts a saint in every dream.
It's kind of like borrowing the same ten bucks from somebody over and over again.
Pregnant women and Vietnam vets, beggin on the freeway, bout as hard as it gets.
And someone will head south 'til this whole thing cools off.
If you get far enough away you'll be on your way back home.
The question begs the answer, can you forgive me somehow?
The large print giveth and the small print taketh away.
Come down off the cross, we can use the wood.
The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering. It cheapens and degrades the human experience, when it should inspire and elevate.
I know a place where a royal flush can never beat a pair, and even Thomas Jefferson is On The Nickel over there.
How do the angels get to sleep
When the Devil leaves his porch light on?
I'm so goddamn horny, the crack of dawn better be careful around me!
Nighthawks at the Diner (1975)
I don't have a drinking problem ‘cept when I can't get a drink.
If I exorcise my devils, well, my angels may leave too.
What's he building in there? We have a right to know.
The piano has been drinking, not me.
And sometime around 2 AM you end up taking advantage of yourself. Ain't no way around that. Making a scene with a magazine.
Nighthawks at the Diner (1975)