Quotes by Henry Rollins

About Henry Rollins:

Henry Rollins is an American musician, writer, journalist, publisher, actor, television and radio host, spoken word artist, comedian, and activist. Rollins hosts a weekly radio show on KCRW. He is also a regular columnist for LA Weekly and Rolling Stone Australia.
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I love being a storyteller. I love telling stories.

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Kids need parents who love and support them unconditionally, full stop.

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I love to go on stage and sing.

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Questioning anything and everything, to me, is punk rock.

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I'm not interested in censorship. I like the First Amendment very much.

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I don't believe in fate or destiny. I believe in various degrees of hatred, paranoia, and abandonment. However much of that gets heaped upon you doesn't matter - it's only a matter of how much you can take and what it does to you.

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Before any American points a finger at President Putin and calls him nasty names, they should recognize that a lot of Americans agree with Putin on his stance against homosexual and transgender people.

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Now, if someone wants to spit on me, I just roll up the window of my BMW 540i.

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Voting is completely important. People in America think democracy is a given. I think of it as an ecosystem, and what gets in the way of it is politicians and apathy.

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My motto is, 'Never quit.'

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Pizza makes me think that anything is possible.

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When a young non-white male is stopped and searched at the whim of a police officer, his idea of personal space, privacy and self esteem are shattered, to say nothing of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment protections. The damage goes deep quickly an...

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Having an identity is one thing. Being born into an identity is quite a different matter.

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In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.

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If the Constitution was a movie, the Preamble would be the trailer, the First Amendment the establishing shot, the 13th the crowd pleaser and the 14th the ultimate hero scene.

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Consumerism is at once the engine of America and simultaneously one of the most revealing indicators of our collective shallowness.

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Some people see Black Friday as a much-needed break for their wallet. I see it as retail outlets showing the customers the full weight of their contempt. The frenzy to buy cheap crap from China, the human downgrade of people fighting with each other ...

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There is no place in the world like Australia. Not even its beautiful neighbor New Zealand.

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It is only our humanity that can deliver us from the brutality of our achievements.

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When you start to doubt yourself the real world will eat you alive.

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There's a lot of mountain climbers trapped inside of bodies of people behind the counter at Kinko's.

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Author Bio

  • NameHenry Rollins
  • DescriptionAmerican singer-songwriter
  • BornFebruary 13, 1961
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Actor; Writer; Musician; Blogger; Songwriter; Human Rights Activist