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I can deal with people who watch me on stage but I am not good in communicating with people any other way than through my work.

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Henry Rollins
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 13
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My mother taught me how to read very early on and at school I was ahead of everyone in class... Reading was always something that I liked because I could do it alone and I was alone a lot of the time with my mother working the hours she did. Books became my friends very early on.
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When I am in Africa, I realize I don't know much, have not seen much, and there's a lot to be done.
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If you paid Americans a living wage, they would be able to pay for products made by Americans in America.
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Citizens United didn't work. Hey, Koch brothers, Karl Rove, Shellgame Adelson: Democracy trumps money sometimes.
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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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I'd like to rid myself of writing, to surrender, to release the venom. And hopefully at some point, I'll be a happy, well-adjusted guy and I'll have no need for all that 'art.'
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The times I have tried to get close to someone resulted in me feeling threatened and weak.
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Music, to me, is mankind's greatest possible achievement because look at all the good it does.
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It's difficult for me to be around anyone for longer than an hour. Love, death, elation, sorrow, I just don't care all that much about any of it. I am at this point, more of an observer/journalist.
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Songs sung under duress are often very powerful.
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Half of life is up - the other half is dealing with it.
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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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I have lived in public as a somewhat recognizable person since I was a teenager. Emails I answer end up posted on sites pictures of me and someone I just met, taken by a cellphone, literally number in the thousands and are easily accessed.
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Michele Bachmann is always a great person to go to for an opinion about anything. She has a very active and interesting mind.
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