Henry Rollins Quotes
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I'm not artistic nor am I all that creative.
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Music, to me, is mankind's greatest possible achievement because look at all the good it does.
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The arts in America exist in spite of America, not because of America.
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I think the most "passionate" I get about actual humans are the ones I want to kill.
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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.
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I think that Goldman Sachs and the Pentagon determine more of America's outcome then any president or any congress, that sounds a bit cynical, but I think I am right.
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It's hard to judge literary merit.
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I have no pride about anything I have done. It's just not the way I think about things. I do the work, always, as hard as I can, to the point of pain, injury, exhaustion, if that is what it takes. Once I am done, I move on.
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The streets lie, the sidewalks lie, everything lies You can try and read it but you're gonna get it wrong...all wrong The summer evenings burn and melt and the nights glitter but you're gonna get it wrong And it's gonna sink its teeth into your flesh and pull you to the bottom.
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I still have dreams about CBGB's. I still miss the place.
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I would like to be able to gently drift in and out of existence when I wanted to.
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I have not the smarts or patience for political office.
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Michele Bachmann is always a great person to go to for an opinion about anything. She has a very active and interesting mind.
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The Internet, the camera cellphone and the like have not only sped up the world's information uptake, but they have cheapened that which they capture.
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No time for drug addiction, no time for smoke or booze. Too strong for a shortened life span, I've got no time to lose.
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I think I am the most impressed with writing styles that defy category, like Kharms or Selby, Breton or Jarry, where you become as interested in the writer as much as the writing itself. It's all these things that make reading so appealing to me.
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The Bad Seeds are a band I will travel a great distance to see whenever possible.
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What if Americans were all judged by the actions of the Bush administration and people did not know the truth? That America is full of people who are, at present, poorly represented and poorly catered to by the media.
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It's so painful to be next to someone you feel strongly about and know you can't say the things you want to.
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Break from self rejection, try some introspection.
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I listen to blues music a lot and that's a good person feeling bad and celebrating that pain by releasing it in that kind of joyous fashion.
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Live music is the cure for what ails ya.
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Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul.
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'The Great Gatsby' is a book I have read a few times, and it seems to get heavier every time I come to visit.