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I'm not exactly ambitious as much as I have a very good realization of what I am and what I am capable of.

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Henry Rollins
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 13
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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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What goes best with a cup of coffee? Another cup.
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Every summer, around late July and into August, I find myself in Europe, performing at any festival that will have me.
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If you hate your parents, the man or the establishment, don't show them up by getting wasted and wrapping your car around a tree. If you really want to rebel against your parents, out-learn them, outlive them, and know more than they do.
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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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My love runs deeper than the wounds.
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Being unique is never easy, and often, by the time culture catches up with you, there are only a few people who notice.
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Between the Dinosaur Jr. albums and his recent solo albums, 'Several Shades of Why' and 'Heavy Blanket,' J Mascis is emerging as one of the last men from all that '80s indie madness, still writing songs that you want to listen to over and over.
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I think, to a great degree, we humans still divide ourselves into two species, even though we are monotypic. There are males and females. We see them as different and not equal.
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In the city of Pyongyang, you don't have to look very far to see an image of the Great Leader, Kim Il Sung. They love the guy. He is responsible for the wonder that is North Korea.
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I'm terrified of motorcycles. I've been on one a couple of times. I did not like it.
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If a slave were to raise his voice to his master, he risked all manner of punishment. Yet what was possible in many circumstances was to lift one's voice in song. This was a major ingredient in what is now known as blues and gospel. Slaves may have been regarded as subhuman by their cruel captors, but through music, they were proud and dignified.
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The Bad Seeds are a band I will travel a great distance to see whenever possible.
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The scars will take me far, they always do.
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It's so painful to be next to someone you feel strongly about and know you can't say the things you want to.
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I think more tolerance, more people having more access to a chance to be literate, and a chance to stay healthy makes for a more peaceful planet.
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I beg young people to travel.
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As so much music is listened to via MP3 download, many will never experience the joy of analog playback, and for them, I feel sorry. They are missing out.
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I'm usually busy - if you call me at the house, I get about four phone calls there a year - I'm usually running around the house with a pen in my mouth holding onto something, folding it, or doing something to it, and it's always a bad time.
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