Henry Rollins Quotes

It's hard to keep your backbone straight in America. It's easy to turn into that which you hate, and to get smashed.

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• I think they're bogus, honestly. How utter garbage like Crash and Million Dollar Baby can win best picture, where true works of art such as Garden State go untouched is beyond me. It just proves how close-minded America really is, and I refuse to take part in it.

  

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• It's hard to keep your backbone straight in America. It's easy to turn into that which you hate, and to get smashed.

  

  Henry Rollins Black Flag
  • America
  • Hate
  • Easy