Henry Rollins Quotes
Am I self-righteous? Why not? It's not like I can count on you to be righteous for me.
Quotes to Explore
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I think when you're a director, it's hard to do something unless you're absolutely over-the-moon in love with it. The audience, they spend 90 minutes with it, but for you, it's anywhere between a year and a half to three years of your life, every day, working on it.
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For me, it is very important to control a situation in defence. You can always score goals, but you have to add stability in the defence.
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The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money characterizes our times, not without exceptions, of course, but more than we ought to be comfortable with.
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I haven't leaked anything to anybody. They are wrong!
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I have got to the point in my life when a lot of people I know have died or are dying, so I realise that somewhere outside the pearly gates is a queue, shuffling nearer and nearer to the celestial box office.
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Critics haven't taught me my cricket, and they don't know what my body and mind are up to.
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I wish that the Democrats would put some effort into Social Security reform, illegal immigration's reform, tax reform, or some of the other real issues that are out there.
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It's just different in the music world. You come more with an entourage.
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The world is made up of people who never quite get into the first team and who just miss the prizes at the flower show.
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We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.
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Serve yourself, put the food away, then eat.
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The kind of artist I would like to be is definitely versatile. I don't like being boxed in or put into a genre, so to speak.
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Texas has no income tax, which is a big draw for corporate executives who do business there. But it's hardly tax-free. The property taxes are high for a Southern state. The sales taxes are high. One study found that the bottom 20 percent of the Texas population pays 12 percent of its income in state and local taxes.
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I believe we're stronger when we speak loudly and unapologetically for human rights; when we stand with our allies against common threats like terrorism, radicalization, and poverty; and when we unite to prevent the world's most dangerous regimes from acquiring the world's deadliest weapons.
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India-Pakistan war and romance have always been sensitive issues for film-makers in both the countries.
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Usus communis aquarum est.Nec solem proprium natura nec aera fecitnec tenues undas
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The Gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.
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We Americans have no commission from God to police the world.
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I'm still auditioning and doing other movie parts, but I really like the developing and the writing. You have more control over your destiny.
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Of course, a decision to take no action at a particular meeting does not preclude action at subsequent meetings.
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I've done 21 films in eight years, and I've said 'No' more times than I've done films.
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If the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms insists upon a firefight, give them a firefight. Just remember, they're wearing flak jackets and you're better off shooting for the head.
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Being raised Catholic in a pressure-cooker household besieged by alcohol and bill collectors enforced and heightened a sense of sentry duty in me, the oldest of five children and the one most responsible for keeping everything from capsizing. Wild indulgence was for other people, the non-worriers.
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Am I self-righteous? Why not? It's not like I can count on you to be righteous for me.
