Henry Rollins Quotes
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I'm not exactly ambitious as much as I have a very good realization of what I am and what I am capable of.
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I'm not a young man, and I can find intensity in a lot of different ways, sometimes without even raising my voice. When I was younger, it was all about how I need three extra sets of lungs to get enough wind to get out the thing at the screaming level I need to, because that's the way it needs to be. Now, I see that there's a whole lot of other colors on the palette.
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If there is one set of laws, one Constitution for every citizen, its protections hopefully applied equally to all, then why do the results seem to differ so radically? What do you call that? Look around - you're living in it.
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Love beyond the damage.
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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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Keep your blood clean, your body lean, and your mind sharp.
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Musicians should not play music. Music should play musicians.
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I'm not a conservative or a republican but I know that there's conservative republicans who I probably vigorously disagree with but I also am smart enough, or something enough, to understand that they really think that they're right, and they're looking at me like I'm crazy.
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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 get angry about stuff, I get very emotionally intense about stuff and that's how I get it out - with books, with the band, on my own onstage, but it's always kind of a wail.
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I have always thought that change you can see and feel is best.
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I come from a town of great musicians: Washington, D.C. It's no joke, that history.
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I think we are in fact, losing free speech. We don't seem to care though. Many of us don't seem to notice. We will have to do a lot of work to bring back the American way to America.
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It is just that I don't want a wife and I don't want kids.
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Do it or don't. It's amazing how many things in life are that easy.
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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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Don't go to summer camp. Bury your parents in the backyard and have the place to yourself.
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Think about it: No matter who you are, the past plays a large part in your life. I am all about living in the present as best as I can. Try as I might, there is only so much I am able to achieve on this front.
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Anywhere you hang yourself is home.
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I have been an XL fan of Devo since I was in high school in the 1970s. Their records only sound better with time.
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I love to go on stage and sing.
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He said that hate makes the world go round People are afraid of what they really want They make enemies of all the things that they would like to be They condition themselves to not embrace what they are Love is a clinging nausea I tried to disagree with him It was no use I never saw a more honest look in anyone's eyes.
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I have built my life to pursue the new. I don't have family, don't know many people and I am usually ready to leave within an hour.
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No matter how rough things can be at times, many Americans are optimistic and on the move.