Henry Rollins Quotes
Having an identity is one thing. Being born into an identity is quite a different matter.
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During workouts, I listen to Pandora, and I like the '90s pop stations. 'The Backstreet Boys' is fun!
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The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.
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I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about my 'voice' as a writer and being able to keep the characters true to themselves.
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People know things and have a remarkable capacity to act in their individual immediate interests all the time.
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We shot 'Telusa Telusa' song in Bolivia. It took us 50 hours to get to the location. We shot in high altitudes, and oxygen cylinders were kept handy.
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I do it as a therapy. I do it as something to keep me alive. We all need a little discipline. Exercise is my discipline.
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You think you would react one way when a situation develops and, and when the sharp shells are flying, you don't quite stand up like you think you might.
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The thing is, it really did take us too long to get these recordings done. We've had our rough times in the studio in the past, but after four weeks most of the material would have been recorded. This time it seemed like it just goes on and on.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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Pay your people the least possible and you'll get from them the same.
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I don't necessarily like being defined by my profession.
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I think it is important to let your kids have independence and ownership. Let your kids do what they have a passion for.
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I feel less often compelled to do the work than I was in the past.
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My show is my statement. What I have to say is on the screen. My life is my own. I don't want to talk about my private self. Why should I?
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Our world is increasingly interdependent and pluralistic, and in order to ensure a civil future, we must get to know one another.
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My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.
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Of course, mankind has made giant steps forward. However, what we know is really very, very little compared to what we still have to know.
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Sometimes the storyline is as simple as, 'We're just going to be the best, and we're going for the championships.
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When you are not missing something, longing for something, you don't really think about it that much. It's like that girlfriend you don't want to have anymore. You don't think about her anymore. Or ex-husband. You just don't.
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I feel like every time I go out, I want to do a good job. I want people to say that he's just as good at stand-up as he is in some of the movies I've seen him in, so I try to do the best every time I go out there.
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Ever since Pele's extraordinary talents blessed the world of football, black footballers have been accepted in the pantheon of the greats. But to achieve commercial recognition is somewhat different: it requires a form of adulation that also spells identification and role model.
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I came to politics later in life so I bring a different life experience to it.
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We have had such a letter movement on two occasions in Denmark when more than a quarter of the adult Danish population participated. Such an achievement, however, demands a really great effort and also a great deal of money.
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Having an identity is one thing. Being born into an identity is quite a different matter.
