Henry Rollins Quotes

I was raised in Washington, DC, very violent place. I grew up with violence. My introduction to music was violent. The years I've spent on tours, some of that was extremely violent.

Henry Rollins Black Flag

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I've been writing songs since I was at least 20. That's what I wanted to do before I became a model.

Karen Elson
- Writing
- Model
- Songs
To be able to make decisions and see them come to fruition and feel the excitement around them, what it generates within the company, how the artists get motivated - that's the most rewarding part; feeling I can be a catalyst for an artistic experience for our artists and for the public.

Karen Kain
I was taking my first uncertain steps towards writing for children when my own were young. Reading aloud to them taught me a great deal when I had a great deal to learn. It taught me elementary things about rhythm and pace, the necessary musicality of text.

Mal Peet
- Great
- Writing
- Children
I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing - my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes.

Gary Kemp Spandau Ballet
- House
- Dad
- Myself
Symbolically, what the rabbis say is that at Passover, what we have to do is try to get rid of our hot air - our pride, our feeling that we are the most important people in the whole entire world and that everything should revolve round us.

Jackie Tabick
- People
- World
- Important
If you do an autopsy on an 85-year-old who died of a stroke, you will find five other things that person was about to die from.

S. Jay Olshansky
- You
- Die
- Find