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

Henry Rollins

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Henry Rollins
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 13
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I don't wish to be anything more or less than what I am. If this is how it is, then so be it.
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Quite often people will get an animal which is probably not a good idea for them to have. They get it out of enthusiasm, there is a genuine interest, but sometimes they're not exactly prepared for what they're getting themselves into.
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With writing, there are multiple drafts. On stage, there is one take. I do a lot of preparation for shows, so, for the most part, what you hear me say is pretty much what I wanted to get at.
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It is amazing to hear grown-up people rationalize homophobia and discrimination. The lengths they go to trying to prove their points take reason to its breaking point.
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I know you’ll never love me but maybe you’ll stay for awhile.
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August, the summer's last messenger of misery, is a hollow actor.
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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.
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I have always maintained that Iggy Pop is the Heavyweight Champion of Rock & Roll.
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I work pretty much every day. I can't really separate it from life, so I guess the work is my life.
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The ones who don't do anything are always the ones who try to pull you down.
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I thought I was gonna be in the minimum-wage working world all my life.
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Barack Obama's administration responded to the Haitian crisis within 24 hours. Here comes the soldiers, here comes the food, go go go... Rush Limbaugh told his multi-millions of listeners that Obama only did that to gain favour with black people in America. This is the kind of idiocy that I have to deal with in my country.
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There's something about being under-rested and knowing that the situation is going to remain that way for quite some time that makes things more meaningful.
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You can pass all the gun legislation you want. None of it will make me feel any more or less safe than I do right at this moment.
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Mr. Christ, I read you as an infinitely patient entity who, as they say, often works in mysterious ways, a rebel unafraid to take the tougher, less traveled paths. Seems to me you're playing the long game. Is that why more states are coming out in favor of marriage equality? Is that why the Affordable Care Act is now with us?
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To me, the real 'state of the union' is found in how Americans react to current events.
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Nelson Mandela will always be the face of South Africa. The traveler passing through the country will see Mandela's face almost everywhere he looks. Truly, the man is omnipresent.
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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.
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I once asked Ozzy Osbourne, truly one of my favorite people in the world, if he was cool with singing Black Sabbath songs year after year, whether he was performing with Black Sabbath or out on a solo tour. He said it was great.
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I have been listening to the Stooges' self-titled first album for well over half my life, and it remains one of the most exciting and essential records I have ever had the good fortune to come into contact with.
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