Henry Rollins Quotes
Some people tell me that they like what I do, which is great, of course. The perfect irony and truth is that I need them much more than they need me.
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The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
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I wanted to become a cartoon artist, a portrait artist, and an illustrator. This was my first idea.
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An election in which people have to wait 10 hours to vote, or in which black voters wait in the rain for hours, while white voters zip through polling places, is unworthy of the world's leading democracy.
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The very idea of carrying my memory into eternity devastated me, and I took refuge in atheism.
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First of all my real full name is Lloyd Vernet Bridges III.
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I had to start being aware of what I ate, what I'm planning to eat and take my twice-daily medication accordingly. That's not so difficult now, but when you're 10 years old, it's tough, let me tell you.
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Give a talk to children and tell them dinosaurs didn't drag their tails, and you get arguments.
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You count a man's U.S. Amateur titles after he starts winning professional majors. That's something any intelligent golf writer with a sense of history is supposed to know.
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I know what poverty is.
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Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.
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Why I got into music was James Taylor, so to see him be a real down-to-earth guy that's unbelievably talented... then to hear him sing those lyrics of 'What I'm Thankful For,' which is a song Ms. Yearwood and I got to write together, that was definitely a highlight of my recording life.
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So many people love sci-fi, and they're so loyal.
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I would say that I quite consciously rely on my obsessions in all my work, that I deliberately set up an obsessional frame of mind. In a paradoxical way, this leaves one free of the subject of the obsession.
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I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
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Because many of us have been in game shows for some time, there's always someone around who can share a story of Johnny O or Jay Stewart that I never heard.
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Modesty should be typical of the success of a champion.
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I finally bought a gun because I said if I'm going to get it, I'm taking somebody with me.
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I like to take writing retreats within a day's drive of home. Less travel time means more time for writing, which is the name of the game here.
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What we need is more money back in the hands of Americans of any economic standing and so raising taxes right now doesn't make sense.
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Because usually in the past when I was in a big band, that was all I did.
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I have found the study of organisms to be a truly exciting experience, always interesting and sometimes humbling.
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That's one of the things I miss most about Australia - the countryside.
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High school for me was not all that fun. I think it's a lot more fun after when you realize that high school ends, and everything that's important at that time is sort of not important if people don't like your jeans or whatever. It doesn't matter.
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Some people tell me that they like what I do, which is great, of course. The perfect irony and truth is that I need them much more than they need me.
