Henry Rollins Quotes
As a teen, I heard the second Velvet Underground album, 'White Light/White Heat,' and it was too much for my limited scope of appreciation. It was intense, but I didn't get it.
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I never had plastic surgery. I had a nose procedure done because I had to. I had no cartilage in my nose; I have a piece of cartilage from my ear put into my nose. I had a medical procedure done. I have no plastic in my nose.
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The 'chinked out' style is a school of hip hop - that's the way I like to think of it - that incorporates Chinese elements and sounds.
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At the end of the day, yes, I'm looking to create a lot of wealth.
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It's better to have a rich soul than to be rich.
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I still get to preach 14, 15 times a year. But you have to make a living.
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Some people have theorized that I lurched to prove myself intellectually. But it was not any lurch. It was more a kind of awakening.
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Delhi is my emotional home. I still dream of owning a home there.
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I like Xtreme Sour Strips. These really colorful little strips that are so good. I like snacking on them. They're not healthy for you, though!
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An effeminate education weakens both the mind and the body.
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Bethou me, said sparrow, to the crackled blade, And you, and you, bethou me as you blow, When in my coppice you behold me be.
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Mistaking no answers in practice for no answers in principle is a great source of moral confusion.
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All we can do when we think of kids today is think of more hours of school, earlier age at the computer, and curfews. Who would want to grow up in that world?
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I don't really use fragrance. I use essential oils, but not necessarily every day.
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It's a very enclosed world on Wall Street.
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I'm still a shy person. I've learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It's part of my job.
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It is more of a disgrace to be robbed of what one has than to fail in some new undertaking.
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We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better.
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The first tournament I ever played, I won. I was six years old.
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The way I dress, I dress totally different than I did when I was in college. I have to - try to - look professional. You change a lot when you are in the NBA, but I know where I came from.
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Much as I resented having to grow up in Des Moines, it gave me a real appreciation for every place in the world that's not Des Moines.
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I try to explain that to my kids - the experience of going to a record store, flipping through racks and finding that album cover that intrigues you - but my kids don't want to know about it. They download the one song on the album they like, and pay their 99 cents.
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The musician and the listener. If this is love between two strangers watching each other from afar, that rough, burning moment when you rush in and kiss is the show.
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As a teen, I heard the second Velvet Underground album, 'White Light/White Heat,' and it was too much for my limited scope of appreciation. It was intense, but I didn't get it.
