Henry Rollins Quotes
I think Perry Ferrell put independent music on a very good path with Lollapalooza.
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And on election night I'd go down to city hall in El Paso, Texas and cover the election. In those days, of course, we didn't have exit polls. You didn't know who had won the election until they actually counted the votes. I thought that was exciting too.
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Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy.
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As an actor, you look for roles that can constantly challenge you and you can learn from.
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Egyptian comedy has a very, very old tradition. Our theater and our movies are just, like, amazing. And Egypt is kind of like the Hollywood of the Middle East. I mean, we had cinema maybe decades before the other Arab countries ever got independence.
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I introduced legislation in the Senate to prohibit President Obama's amnesty. The House of Representatives stood up and led. It took the legislation I introduced and it passed it. But the Senate Democrats stood as one uniform block and said, 'No, we will do nothing to stop amnesty.'
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I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
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I always put on M.A.C. Prep and Primer before anything.
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Authors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind to kittens.
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My hair is such a statement that it's like a neon sign asking for trouble.
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I do what I do to inspire people. They can't be inspired by an ego, a big-headed person. It doesn't work. It doesn't match. And I really want to be that role model for people, for children. I want to be real. To my fans, I want them to view me as a real person. Don't put me on a pedestal. I'm human. I make mistakes, I cry, I hurt - just like you.
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I think many people are terribly afraid of being demoted by the Darwinian scheme from the role of authors and creators in their own right into being just places where things happen in the universe.
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The experience of poetry could bring my mother back to me. Poetry offers a different kind of solace - here on earth.
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I have had my results for a long time: but I do not yet know how I am to arrive at them.
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Hmmm... I never get the answer I think I'm going to get.
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The bad boys get all the best lines.
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Love can defeat that nameless terror. Loving one another, we take the sting from death. Loving our mysterious blue planet, we resolve riddles and dissolve all enigmas in contingent bliss.
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Jung Chang was the first person to tell a grand historical, political story through a personal narrative.
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My own belief is all men should be feminists, and with enthusiasm.
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I'm pretty simple. I have every product in the world, but I tend to use three things: cleanser, toner, and moisturizer.
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I don't know whether Barack Obama was born in the United States of America. I don't know that. But I do know this: that in his heart, he's not an American. He's just not an American.
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Our time is a time of great discoveries and firm scientific convictions.
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If you're trying to please everyone, then you're not going to make anything that is honestly yours, I don't think, in the long run.
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Walking up to the Whisky some guys said to me 'the Scene is dead. Stop wearing makeup faggot!' All I could do was smile and think about the BVB Army and the legions of dedicated fans BVB has. I will wear my warpaint proudly, thank you very much! Seriously love you all.
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I think Perry Ferrell put independent music on a very good path with Lollapalooza.
