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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.

-Henry Rollins

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Henry Rollins

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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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I Don't Know If You Have Ever Seen The Woody Allen Film 'annie Hall,' But It Is, In A Way, To Los Angeles And 'hollywood' What 'this Is Spinal Tap' Is To Many Musicians.

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I've Been In Iraq, And It Never Occurred To Me To Go, 'hey, This War Is Bogus,' To Some Guy Who's 24 Hours A Day Trying Not To Get Shot At Or Blown Up.

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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.

I Don't Think You'll Ever Have A Perfect World Because We Humans Are Prone To Error, And So We're Always In Search Of An Upgrade.

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I Am Too Far Gone To Be Rehabilitated.

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Scott Asheton Was A Brilliant Drummer, A Natural Musician.

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Republicans Just Can't Help Themselves. They Get In Front Of A Live Microphone And Within A Few Sentences Are Rocketing Down The Swiftest And Most Direct Route To The All-you-can-eat Comedian-and-talk-show-host Buffet.

It's Hard For Me To Sympathize With A Young Person Who Chooses To Go Into The Military Because They Know Where They're Going. I Think We Need To Start Depopulating The Military.

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Will Punk Rock Ever Die? Pal, If You Have To Ask It's Dead To You.

I'd Like To Be A Better Writer, But I Have No Dreams To Direct Or Do A Screenplay. And I'd Love To Have A Big Starring Role In A Movie Because The Paycheck Would Be Bigger. That's The Only Reason I Do Films.

Literally Thousands Of Lawsuits Have Been Filed Against The Nfl By Retired Players, Many Of Whom Say That Information On Brain Injury In Football Was Withheld From Them.

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We Californians Can Watch The Weather Channel For Images Of Winter's Brutality Unleashed Upon Our Fellow Americans And Thank Our Lucky Stars We Don't Have To Contend With It.

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I Have No Desire To Write Anything For Screen. That's A Great Talent.

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Sometimes I Would Get Invited To A Party Or To Go Out To Dinner By One Of Them And I Would Decline. Part Of Me Wanted To Go, But Those Kind Of Outings Always Made Me Feel Even More Alienated Than Usual. Hearing Them Talk Made Me Feel Lonely And Hateful At The Same Time. Lonely Because I Didn't Fit In, Never Did. When I Was Reminded, It Hurt. And Hateful Because It Reaffirmed What I Already Knew, That I Was Alone And On The Outside.

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There Is No Way You Are Going To Be Forgiven For Blowing Up A Village And Killing A Bunch Of People.

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I Like How I Write Better Than How I Speak.

Unsurprisingly, Nelson Mandela Had And Still Has Many Detractors.

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.

Your Commander Would Never Lie To You. That's The Vice President's Job.

When I Think Of Mick Jagger Still Singing That He Can't Get Any Satisfaction In Over Forty Years Of Being In The Rolling Stones, I Have To Conclude That He's Either Lying Or Not All That Bright.

Lou Reed's Music Has Been In The Lives Of Millions Of People All Over The World For Decades. He Had A Truly Universal Presence And Was Respected By Musicians Across All Genres.

The Truth Is An Anti-war Statement In Itself.

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.

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If You Listen To 'the Revolution Will Not Be Televised,' By Gil Scott-heron, That Album Is Dripping With Rage.

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Entertainment's Hard On The Ego. I See Why Actors Are So Psycho Now. Because There's So Much 'we Don't Want You' Going On In Acting. Even Big People Get Rejected But The Smaller People - They Really Get Rejected. Trust Me - I Know.

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The Average Is The Borderline That Keeps Mere Men In Their Place. Those Who Step Over The Line Are Heroes By The Very Act. Go.

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Keep Me Preoccupied Keep Me Busy, Busy, Busy So I Won't Have To Think I Don't Want To Think Because It Only Brings Me Pain I Just Keep Running Away From My Problems Keep Me Busy Give Me A Million Things To Do So I Can Keep Running Away From Myself.

The More I Learn About Mr. Romney, The Less There Is To Admire.

You Have To Get Away From Them. You Have To Get As Far Away As You Can Otherwise They'll Kill You With Their Lives. They Don't Know What They Do. They Are Careless With Themselves And They Take Too Much For Granted. They Make Their Shortcomings Your Problem. The Only Way To Keep Your Head Above It And Heal Your Wounds Is To Crawl Away.

And I Love The Hate Mail I Get, The Unsigned, Misspelled Letters I Get Telling Me To Go Back To Russia Or Wherever.

Horror Jolts Me When I Look At One Of You And See A Pair Of Beautiful Eyes That Make Me Think Your Mind Might Contain A World That Could Hold Me As The Bolts Shake Loose And Fly From My Frame.

I Don't Consider Myself An Actor, For Me It's Employment. Like The Actor Who's A Waiter A Lot, I'm An Actor When I'm Not On Tour, In That That's A Job I Can Do.

There're Some Places That Are More Difficult Or Dangerous To Navigate And I Wouldn't Look Forward To Going Back. Like I'd Much Rather Go Back To Afghanistan - Which Fascinates Me - Quicker Than I'd Go Back To Spend A Week Walking Around Nairobi, Kenya, Which Is A Great And Easy Way To Get Yourself Killed.

The Easy Solution Isn't The Solution, It's The Problem.

Break From Self Rejection, Try Some Introspection.

When I See The Hatred Exacted At Mr. Obama - You Know, He Lowered Your Taxes, Killed Your Number One Bad Guy And Got Your Guys Out Of Iraq - I Don't Understand Why He Seems To Inflame People So Much. You Know, Unless, Unless There's A Race Problem.

I Guess I Am Famous In A Way. I Would Rather Consider It Recognizable - I Think That Is More Logical. I Don't Feel Famous.

You Can Say, "well, I Have A Question," And Someone Will Say, "oh, So You Hate America." And It Has Nothing To Do With The Discussion At All.

I Beg Young People To Travel. If You Don't Have A Passport, Get One.........the Re Are Lessons That You Can't Get Out Of A Book That Are Waiting For You At The Other End Of That Flight. A Lot Of People - Americans And Europeans - Come Back And Go, "ohhhhh." And The Lightbulb Goes On.

Love Beyond The Damage.

South Sudan Is One Of The Most Hard-put Places In The World.

I'm Not Much Of An Improv Guy. That's A Talent I Don't Have.

Now You See How You Are, The Wisdom Mixed In With All The Scars.

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.

Rock Is Ironic In That, Up To A Certain Point, You Can Get Better And Better At It If You Don't Mind Possibly Looking More And More Ridiculous.

It Has Been Hard To Get My Head Around How Justice Antonin Scalia Rationalizes His Decisions. His Body Blow To The Voting Rights Act Was A Head Scratcher, But At Least He Was Calm When He Attempted To Justify His Odd Logic.

There Is No Better Way To Fight Weakness Than With Strength. Once The Mind And Body Have Been Awakened To Their True Potential, It's Impossible To Turn Back.

We Occupy The Planet With A Vengeance. We Seek To Dominate It.

All I Have Is Me. Over-worked, Under-appreciated, Middle-aged, And Shriveled Up.

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.

Never Once Have I Thought That Social Security Would Be Something That Would Ever Be Available To Me.

I'm Not Interested In Censorship. I Like The First Amendment Very Much.

First Amendment

I Think Perry Ferrell Put Independent Music On A Very Good Path With Lollapalooza.

The Best Revenge Is To Always Survive Yourself.

I Never Thought I Was Right For Tv Or That Tv Was Right For Me.

If It Were A Choice Between Me Getting Killed Or One Of My Friend's Kids, I Would Happily Take The Shot.

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!'

All I Can Do Is Just Do Stuff While I Am Alive And Hopefully That Track Record Will Speak For Itself.

No Matter How Rough Things Can Be At Times, Many Americans Are Optimistic And On The Move.

I Take The Work Seriously, Just Not Myself In It.

I Have To Keep Moving I Don't Want To Think I'm Going To Work All Day Today I Don't Want To Stop Don't Want To Let My Brain Catch Up My Thoughts How Will I Be Able To Tell Them That I'm A Shadow A Grey Patch Of Cold Rotting Life

Without The Blues, Modern Music Would Be Nothing Like It Is Now - Not Remotely.

I Do A Lot Of Walking Around In Game Parks, Rain Forests, Places Like That, But It's Not Like I'm Camping In Them As Much As My Day Walks. I've Done That All Over The World, Not Like With A Backpack On My Back Living Out In The Woods For Several Days. When I Travel Abroad, It's More The City That Captures My Interest.

It Is Only Our Humanity That Can Deliver Us From The Brutality Of Our Achievements.

A Man With An Excruciatingly Painful Condition Wrote Me And Told Me That His Doctor Said That The Only Cure For What He Has Is Death, And He Might Want To Consider Suicide. What Do You Say To Him? I Doubt The, "hey Let's Go Get Some Coffee And Talk" Thing Is Going To Be At All Helpful.

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.

In The Worst Of Times The Best Among Us Never Lose Their Moral Compass, And That Is How They Emerge Relatively Unscathed.

I See Violence In Myself; I've Done Some Pretty Violent Things In My Lifetime And I've Been Around Some Pretty Severe Violence All The Way Up To Homicide.

What You Do For Yourself Is One Thing. What You Do For Others Is Something Else Entirely.

I'm Just Shallow And Self-interested, And Don't Get Out Much Because I'm Afraid Of Real Commitments.

I Warn People, Your 40s Will Require Massive Amounts Of Humor And Humility.

In The Summer Of '84, You Just Couldn't Escape The Born In The Usa Record.

All Of The Things That The Bible Warns You Of Being: Jealous, Covetous, Murderous, Selfish, Etc., That's Kind Of How Humans Are.

I Just Write What I Think Is Good And Keep It At A Thousand Words.

I Live My Life Through The Prism Of Capitalism And Physiological Limits And Eventualities.

Help Me To Withstand Your Beauty As It Stands Out Of Reach. Give Me The Capacity To Forget Ever Having Felt Your Touch.

I Think Marriage Is A Boring And Fault-ridden Contractual Obligation.

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