Tom Petty Quotes

The world is for newness, not for oldness. New, new things we have to create. Then only the world will progress. If not, we will come to feel that there is nothing new under the sun. We have to create new things to keep our joy. If there is no newness, how can we have enthusiasm? And if there is no enthusiasm, do we make any progress?

I think it is important to grow. Your fans are growing up with you whether you like it or not. You have to keep it fresh and exciting for them. You have to bring something new to the table each time.

You can't stand still in one spot, no matter how good it is. You have to do something new, keep trying. That's everything.

Because we are four creative people - four writers - there was no way that we were ever going to be satiated doing the same thing over and again. Change was inevitable for us. And a very natural thing.

The antidote to stagnation is innovation.

Every time we create something new we go from zero to one.

When I was going through those very fast changes, I think it was terribly important to me that I was seen to be inventive. I think that was the characteristic of my work that I wanted people to see.

What's important is you wake up in the morning and something doesn't exist, and when you finish you day's work something is in the world that wasn't there before.

I think change is always a good thing. Change keeps things moving.

You can't rest on your laurels. You have to continue to innovate; you have to continue to be different.

My new motto is: When you're through changing, you're through.

Changes call for innovation, and innovation leads to progress.

When you are through changing, you are through.

Never forget that what becomes timeless was once truly new.

N.Y. hip-hop is ok, but we gotta become brave again; we have to be brave enough and do something new - that's what New York is about... New.

We need to look to the future. You can't come up with new things unless you constantly forget the past. There's no reason to keep wearing the same pair of pants.

Generally what I produce is new. Of course, they are often variations on the same subject.

As the births of living creatures are at first ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time.

I'm a designer, and for me, things are always evolving, and such evolution is necessary.

The New is not a fashion, it is a value.

'Law 3' shows my growth as a rapper. I don't really like maintaining, so on every project, I'm going to show you my growth.

Every season we try to do something new. And not for gimmicks. We feel the show has to evolve and keep changing.

What makes our world so fascinating is that continuously there are novel and creative ideas spurring people to leave old ways and try something new.

You always have to find some new ways. Old ways are too known.

Leadership is always about change: it's not about mobilising people to do what they've always done well to continue to do it well.