Henry Rollins Quotes
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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.
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Sometimes I play cricket, and I play badminton.
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I started out a die-hard New Yorker but really grew to love working in Los Angeles. Even though I originally wanted to do theater, TV presented more opportunities for me, which led me out west.
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When I was doing all this acting stuff, all these kids, like, assumed, 'Oh, my God, you're on TV, and you probably have a lot of money.' And I was living in a garage.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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I open the doors for everybody all the time.
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In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has always been that way, and I think it always will be.
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I'm a voracious reader, and I like to explore all sorts of writing without prejudice and without paying any attention to labels, conventions or silly critical fads.
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I think Bush has a very selfish, arrogant point of view. I think he is interested in power, I think he believes his truth is the only truth, and that he will do what he wants to do despite the people.
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The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.
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It is often suggested that the A.N.C. is controlled by the Communist Party, by Communists. Well, I have been long enough in the A.N.C. to know that that has never been true.
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At a person-to-person level, I think that there's always something to be said for having some empathy for the folks who really, really disagree with you about a given topic.
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I have a really hard time abiding by falsehoods being left in place.
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I'm working on bringing the instant film camera back as part of the future.
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I think there's always been singers like that and i've done my fair share of cheese as well.
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I think of myself as a plain human being who happens to be an American.
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Improv acting is not just saying the lines but connecting with the other actor.
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High culture isn't what it used to be.
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If something's a high-margin product, I understand its importance to the store.
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I moved to Chicago in the early 1990s and I studied improvisation there. I learned some rules that I try to apply still today: Listen. Say yes. Live in the moment. Make sure you play with people who have your back. Make big choices early and often. Don't start a scene where two people are talking about jumping out of a plane. Start the scene having already jumped. If you're scared, look into your partner's eyes — you will feel better.
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Most Americans are very cool people.
