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Henry Rollins
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“I'm 36 and if I met a woman of my own age and married her, I'd also be marrying her former life, her past. It might be OK for some people - I don't want to judge it or anything - but it's not for me. It would destroy my creativity.”
— Henry Rollins
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“Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.”
— Henry Rollins
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“I need to do things on my own, need to be left alone.”
— Henry Rollins
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“Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no matter in which art form, in which medium.”
— Henry Rollins
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“Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.”
— Henry Rollins
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“I have always thought that change you can see and feel is best.”
— Henry Rollins
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“I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.”
— Henry Rollins
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“The only difference between me and others is that they think they can change something with cute little poems, nice cards or embracing trees and being nice to little lapdogs.”
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“I want to change things for the better, just like everybody else.”
— Henry Rollins
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“I don't mind The Boss. I think he's an honest guy. I have some of his records, not all of them. I've met a couple of the E-Street guys, and they seem really cool.”
— Henry Rollins
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“Most Americans are very cool people.”
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“Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good.”
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“Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort.”
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“You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.”
— Henry Rollins
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“I've made some great mistakes in my life, but, you know, they were honest mistakes.”
— Henry Rollins
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“So I'm more at home with my backpack, sleeping in a hotel room or on a bus or on an airplane, than I am necessarily on a bed. It's weird being here. It feels like I'm standing next to my real life.”
— Henry Rollins
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“Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated.”
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“I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.”
— Henry Rollins
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“Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul. When you go to work, work your a-s off. When you hate someone, hate them until it hurts.”
— Henry Rollins
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“The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink.”
— Henry Rollins
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“Every year, August lashes out in volcanic fury, rising with the din of morning traffic, its great metallic wings smashing against the ground, heating the air with ever-increasing intensity.”
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“So, one way or another, I found myself in a few movies. I take it seriously when I'm on the set, but I don't take myself seriously as an actor.”
— Henry Rollins
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“Some music really does suck!”
— Henry Rollins
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“The scarcity of the music not only makes the music itself enjoyable but it also gives the collector a strange sense of superiority.”
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“The world's a better place since I chose music.”
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