Henry Rollins Quotes
If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light. If I lose paper and ink, I will write in blood on forgotten walls. I will write always. I will capture nights all over the world and bring them to you.
Quotes to Explore
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All institutions have lapses, even great ones, especially by individual rogue employees - famously in recent years at 'The Washington Post,' 'The New York Times,' and the three original TV networks.
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I am happy with all the films I've done. I have not become the victim of an image. I have managed to do different roles, and I am proud of that.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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I went to school to study literature and writing, even though I didn't end up really doing that in the end. I thought I would be a teacher, but I didn't really think about it in any practical way.
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I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.
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The father figure doesn't impress me. I have a very friendly relationship with my father, but that wasn't always the case. My mother had custody, and I only saw him every other weekend. I never knew him well enough for him to inspire me.
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No one ever tells a story to help you figure out where to go when a door closes on you.
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I was real into Devo, Pavement, Captain Beefheart, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
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There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that the best way to make friends is to do something terrible and then make amends.
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My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say all that is within me.
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Our society wants things to grow, and our society wants things to become bigger and bigger. Everything has to be put under the spotlight.
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You never know what the future holds, so I am just enjoying being happy, healthy, and having my wonderful husband by my side.
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I happen to dig being able to use whatever mystique I have to further the idea of peace.
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I think my job is to keep the ball down. I always say I try to go out there and get early contact, and strikeouts just seem to happen.
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I think it's good politics to beat up on big companies and rich people.
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Many traditions date the existence of angels and demons from a remote period before the creation of the world, but some connect the fall of Satan and his host with the creation of man.
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I was a confident, outgoing little boy. If you're an only child, you're living in a very linguistically adult world, and you've got to keep up. So I did. Maybe I was slightly annoying.
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Typically, a book takes me about a year to write.
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I have so many indie bands on my iPod. What I don't really understand is the attitude that if a band is unknown, they're good, and if they get fans, then you move on to the next band.
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We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose.
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It was exciting putting hundreds of millions of dollars to work buying and building wind farms in Texas.
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Ebola has shown that the world is not ready to deal with an epidemic on this scale.
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Negativity is often looked upon in the USA as a kind of thought crime. Not since the advent of socialist realism has the world witnessed such pathological upbeatness.
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If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light. If I lose paper and ink, I will write in blood on forgotten walls. I will write always. I will capture nights all over the world and bring them to you.
