Rock 'n' roll legend Tom Petty passed away on October 2, 2017, and it came as another shock to the world of music. Through his iconic works, he’s left the world with an incredibly legacy. In honor of his birthday, below are some of our favorite quotes that help us live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.

1. “I'll keep this world from draggin' me down. Gonna stand my ground. And I won't back down."

 

2. "Most things I worry about never happen anyway.”

 

3. “Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There’s not some trick involved with it. It’s pure and it’s real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things."

 

4. "You belong somewhere you feel free.”

 

 

5. “You and I will meet again. When we’re least expecting it. Somewhere in some far off place. I will recognize your face. I won’t say goodbye my friend. For you and I will meet again.”

 

6. “What lies ahead, I have no way of knowing, but under my feet, baby, grass is growing. It's time to move on, it's time to get going.”

 

7. “Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads. Runnin' down a dream.”

 

8.“You take it on the faith, you take it to the heart. The waiting is the hardest part.”

 

9. “Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks.”

 

10. “Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I'm concerned, that's success."

 

11. “Well some say life will beat you down, break your heart, steal your crown. So I’ve started out, for God knows where, I guess I’ll know when I get there.

 

12. Stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don’t have. Drink ‘til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does.”

 

13. “That’s the way it goes, it’ll all work out."

 

14. “What I’ve learned about marriage: you need to have each other’s back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.”

 

15. “I don’t know, but I’ve been told, ‘You never slow down, you never grow old."

 

16. “Everybody got somebody to lean on. Put your body next to mine and dream on.”

 

17. “Baby even the losers get lucky sometimes.”

 

18.“There’s something good waiting down this road. I’m picking up whatever’s mine.”

 

19. "The only good thing about getting older is you get smart enough to avoid unnecessary problems. You know what's worth spending time on and what's not.”

 

20. “I like to be an optimist, but I like to be a realist, too.”