Henry Rollins Quotes

I prefer to work out alone. It enables me to concentrate on the lessons that the Iron has for me.

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• Literatures, like trees and plants, are born of a land and in it flourish and die. But literatures, also like plants, may be carried abroad to take root in a foreign soil.

  

  Octavio Paz
  • May
  • Die
  • Trees

• Back in the mid '90s, I went to a film festival, and they were airing 'Central Park West' at the same time as this cute little romantic comedy movie called 'French Exit,' and I got to go from one theater where I was goofy, falling over myself, to this kind of evil vixen kind of character.

  

  Madchen Amick
  • Time
  • Character
  • Movie

• It's time for some common sense from federal agencies.

  

  Sam Graves
  • Time
  • Common
  • Common Sense

• I feel to look for perfection is a very dangerous path. More than that, it's dangerous because it doesn't exist. You can aim for it, but you already know you won't get there because it doesn't exist. Plus, I definitely think the flaws, little cracks, and accidents are a lot more interesting.

  

  Vincent Cassel
  • Think
  • Interesting
  • Path

• A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out completely.

  

  Pam Brown
  • Small
  • Friendship
  • Silly

• A dark poem is meant to redeem the dark part.

  

  C. K. Williams
  • Dark
  • Poem
  • Redeem

• The act of longing for something will always be more intense than the requiting of it.

  

  Gail Godwin
  • Always
  • Will
  • Act

• You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people.

  

  Zig Ziglar
  • People
  • Life
  • Hope

• The most common criticism I've seen is that I write 'popcorn fantasy:' lightweight action-adventure. Some people call it that as they explain why they love it for exactly that reason. I'm cool with that, either way. I just nod and let it go.

  

  R. A. Salvatore
  • People
  • Way
  • Reason

• The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold.

  

  Ike Skelton
  • Help
  • Knowledge
  • Goal

• I would never wear anything too revealing. I'm not a fan of dresses where you look nude... I think that looks a bit desperate.

  

  Naomie Harris
  • Think
  • Never
  • Look

• I just think my children and your children would be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family, and I don't want them brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option - it isn't.

  

  Carl Paladino
  • Thinking
  • Children
  • Family

• In India, you see the way they embrace color in the culture - it's very celebratory of the existence of color. There's no rule of what color belongs together or doesn't belong together. They're not precious about it. It's very full-on.

  

  M.I.A.
  • Together
  • Culture
  • Color

• I do not think I could myself be brought to support a man for office whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion.

  

  Abraham Lincoln
  • Man
  • Support
  • Myself

• My focus is on my constituents.

  

  Randy Hultgren
  • Focus
  • Constituents

• Our men and women in our armed forces are the real heroes in this conflict.

  

  Wayne Allard
  • Men
  • Women
  • Real

• There is a certain amount of commerce in the film industry in as much as you have value, and for a moment, your value goes up, then it all disappears again.

  

  Eddie Redmayne
  • Up
  • You
  • Value

• I'm no expert on American politics.

  

  Bjorn Lomborg
  • American

• I have a long history of looking at things from an investor's perspective by training and background.

  

  John L. Flannery
  • Long
  • History
  • Training

• I'm always interested in craft and I was interested to see how people work. For me, it's a little like lessons at school.

  

  Jeff Goldblum
  • Interested
  • Lessons
  • People Work

• For me as a midfielder, Paul Scholes was the best possible teacher. When people ask me my hardest opponent, I always refer to Paul in training. Facing him improved me so much because his astonishing quality gave me something to aim for. He never gave the ball away, he could nutmeg you, he could make you look a fool, his range of passing was remarkable, his touch and awareness, everything was top notch. Seeing Scholesy made you stand back and realize you had a long way to go, because he was awesome. Teacher Long People Training Quality Fool Realizing Awareness Remarkable Aim Ask Me Top Notch Paul Scholes Balls Hardest Looks Made Midfielders Notches Opponents Passing Passings Range Scholes Way Astonishing Asks Long Way To Go Long Way Seeing

  

  Darren Fletcher
  • People
  • Training
  • Teacher

• I get it," said Link. "Even if it wrecks everything, even if you know you're gonna get busted, sometimes you gotta do it anyway." "Something like that.

  

  Kami Garcia
  • Sometimes
  • Links
  • Wrecks

• I prefer to work out alone. It enables me to concentrate on the lessons that the Iron has for me.

  

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