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Henry Rollins Quotes - Page 29

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To hate is to show you still care, who needs that, focus on what's really important.

To hate is to show you still care, who needs that, focus on what's really important.

Hate, Focus, Important

To burn a CDR of music you like to give as a gift to someone you wish to become closer to is a cold, moist-palmed, mouth-breathing bummer.

Breathing, Giving, Wish

With age, life becomes complex and difficult, often fraught with risk on several levels, from the practical to the fiscal.

Risk, Age, Levels

The Wacken festival started more than 20 years ago with just a few hundred people in attendance. Tickets now sell out before the lineup is announced.

Years, People, Attendance

The scars will take me far, they always do.

Scar, Take Me

I am afforded a bit of easy wonderment in relative comfort as to how humans have lasted so long. Climate- and geography-wise, the planet seems to have little use for us.

Wise, Long, Comfort

I wonder how Colin Powell sleeps at night. I would like to have a word with him because he lied. He lied. He lied to me. He lied to my face through the camera at the U.N.

Sleep, Night, Cameras

The truth is an anti-war statement in itself.

War, Anti War, Truth Is

"Tough-talker Henry Rollins Is Back, Keeping Things Israel". Interview with Anthony Layser, www.tvguide.com. April 13, 2007.

With any advent in technology, any technological innovation, there is the good and the bad.

Technology, Innovation, Advent

I'm a big fan of the American Tapes label. But that's very hard to keep a grip on that because you blink your eyes and they've released three records, all of which are limited edition, all sold at one show. So you have to follow in drips and drops on eBay, which I do.

Eye, Ebay, Tape

The opportunity to write for the 'L.A. Weekly' has been one of the better breaks that has come my way in a long time.

Writing, Opportunity, Long

Motivation has always been a fascinating factor when considering a touring artist, especially when the years stack up. What keeps one out there year after year?

Motivation, Artist, Years

'The Great Gatsby' is a book I have read a few times, and it seems to get heavier every time I come to visit.

Book, Seems

Hating someone is giving them too much, just leave them alone.

Hate, Giving, Too Much

To our enemies all over the world who plan America's demise, please take my advice. Give up now. No matter what, you will lose. You will lose it all.

Giving Up, America, Advice

I would like to become a better photographer. I'm working on that.

Photographer

Don't hide behind the Constitution or the Bible. If you're against gay marriage, just be honest, put a scarlet 'H' on your shirt, and say, 'I am a homophobe!'

Gay, Honest, Constitution

"Talk is Cheap". Live album by Henry Rollins, Volume 1, 1998.

Rock n' roll unchained a nation and revolutionized radio and the record industry, not to mention the motion picture business.

Rocks, Records, Radio

The material you work with is that which you will come to resemble. That which you work against will always work against you, including yourself.

Materials, Including

Henry Rollins (2009). “The Portable Henry Rollins”, p.287, Villard

Basically, men are afraid of women and can’t handle the fact that they came out of the same thing they spend the rest of their lives trying to get back into.

Men, Trying, Facts

"Solipsist". Book by Henry Rollins, 1998.

Songs sung under duress are often very powerful.

Song, Powerful, Duress

My desires are foolish. The things I want are better kept to myself. The hand of silence is steady. The hard blade of silence is clean like night. The code is absolute. Silence is eternal and patient. Silence never makes a fool of itself like I have so many times.

Night, Hands, Silence

I’m packed with broken glass and memories and it all hurts.

Hurt, Memories, Glasses

You are the untold story. You are the impassioned truth wanting to scream its existence, to be forever trapped by a strong hand clapped firmly over the mouth of my soul.

Strong, Hands, Forever

I like the idea of someone else’s love safely sealed in a song or a book.

Song, Book, Ideas

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