Henry Rollins Quotes
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For me the music is not so much anger as much as it is of passion. And I've always associated that kind of intense emotional output with music just because the nature of the music that's attracted me as far as live.
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Life is death in slow motion.
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It's hard to judge literary merit.
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There's no rule that you have to like Henry Rollins the musician or the actor.
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I'm usually busy - if you call me at the house, I get about four phone calls there a year - I'm usually running around the house with a pen in my mouth holding onto something, folding it, or doing something to it, and it's always a bad time.
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I don't need to have my convictions confirmed by a show of numbers. However, being among people in front of a band leads me to believe that all is not lost, that humans, now and then, can communicate on a higher level than the political and the practical.
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In the city of Pyongyang, you don't have to look very far to see an image of the Great Leader, Kim Il Sung. They love the guy. He is responsible for the wonder that is North Korea.
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I have not the smarts or patience for political office.
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Most poets are elitist dregs more concerned with proving their skill with a dictionary than communicating ideas with impact.
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I'm not artistic nor am I all that creative.
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It's always been impressive to me when someone can really do what they want onstage. The audience has confidence in the performer and the performer has confidence in the crowd.
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My love is a thousand French poets puking black blood on your Cure CD collection.
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I don't want to pass through life like a smooth plane ride.
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It's hard to get along with people. As much as you try to like them and accept them as individuals, it becomes difficult because they keep getting out of line and wasting your time.
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Florida is a crazy place, and I have played some of the wildest shows of my life here.
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Perfection. I have been waiting all my life to be with you. My heart slams against my ribs when I think of the slaughtered nights I spent all over the world waiting to feel your touch.
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If I'm in L.A. for longer than 20 days, I'm looking for work, because I don't do vacations.
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I need to do things on my own, need to be left alone.
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Mr. Christ, I read you as an infinitely patient entity who, as they say, often works in mysterious ways, a rebel unafraid to take the tougher, less traveled paths. Seems to me you're playing the long game. Is that why more states are coming out in favor of marriage equality? Is that why the Affordable Care Act is now with us?
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I believe in North, South, East, West, The seasons, life and death, geography. That which is provable, absolute and most of all, functional. I believe in things that can kill me.
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Luckily for me, I genuinely like my audience. They really are a good bunch.
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No one should die when they're 50.
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An appreciation of animals is good for a human, it can lead to a better understanding and respect for all living things.
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I’m packed with broken glass and memories and it all hurts.