Henry Rollins Quotes
I am very ambitious in a way, in that I'm not trying to be the richest guy or whatever. I just really like my work.
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What's interesting about Stephen Baldwin is that me and Dana Gould were originally cast for 'Bio-Dome' – but Pauly Shore and Baldwin ended up doing it. So there's a little movie trivia for ya.
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In the governments, as we've witnessed in the past, they had to hide. Because there's a lot of concentration on the friends-and-family club... We're not about that. That's not the government of the future of the State of New York. What's gonna pull this state out of the doldrums that it's in right now is an honest and open government.
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I'm tired of the speculation about my personal life.
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A lot of the younger kids now can rap, but they're scared of the crowd. Mastery of that stage is an MC. I don't know if you've seen any great MCs on stage but when you do it's like wow, this is more than the words to rhymes.
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If I stayed in London, I probably would have gotten more work. I've never wanted to be thought of as an 'It' girl, someone who rides on the coattails of my mother.
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I knew that the artists that I loved the most had something about them that was very unfiltered and very rough.
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Tombs are the clothes of the dead and a grave is a plain suit; while an expensive monument is one with embroidery.
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I think every woman should have a one-night stand. If it's done right, it can be liberating.
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Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
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Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other.
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A P2P business is a company that creates a platform which allows individuals or 'peers' to directly buy and sell from each other. This activity has sometimes been called the 'sharing economy.' Some are wary of these new companies and the challenge they pose to the established market.
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I'm an actor. That's what I'm gifted at. It's what makes me breathe.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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I've had loss in my life, and I like to think my mother's energy lives on in some faintly Buddhist way. I do find some comfort there.
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Historians tell us that a gentleman named John Ball once captured eight British Amateur titles.
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Sometimes you have to look reality in the eye, and deny it.
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I'm an active author: I travel to give readings and talks, although I know it's risky.
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I grew up in Cuba under a strong, military, oppressive dictatorship. So as a teenager, I found myself involved in a revolution. I remember during that time, a young, charismatic leader rose up, talking about hope and change. His name was Fidel Castro.
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Ted Geisel was trying to make a statement about awareness and personal responsibility. He was very clear about that. But the ideas and themes in 'The Lorax' go beyond a love of trees. It's also a story about the dangers of greed and the power of redemption. That's what makes it a timeless tale.
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The jingles saved my life. When I got hired to do that, I was on top. I finally was making a living doing what I loved. Before that, it was so bleak; it got so dark in L.A. I was 25, been living there for seven years trying to make it, and getting really close to getting signed with different bands and as a solo artist only to have my hopes dashed.
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'Pretty Little Liars' is very all-consuming of my time, but I guess it's a great problem to have... there have been other things that have come that were on the table and then were not.
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Anytime I go on Twitter, there's always the good but the bad as well.
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I am very ambitious in a way, in that I'm not trying to be the richest guy or whatever. I just really like my work.
