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When you put yourself in environments that continually test you, that's where all the good stories come from. That's where the jokes come from is from the shitty parts.

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Henry Rollins
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 13
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I am an employment hyena. I am happy to make a meal of what the lions leave behind.
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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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From those who agonize that they may no longer be able to write off their private jet to someone who doesn't feel like making the three mile hike to the well to get water and carry it back, everyone struggles.
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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 want my fellow citizens to wise up and stop falling for [war]. I try with my limited access, I'm not getting into Kabul with a camera, they're not letting me get into Benghazi with a camera. I do what I can with my flimsy American passport and a visa. The photos are a bit more heavy from Southern Sudan and Haiti and Cuba.
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I've made some great mistakes in my life, but, you know, they were honest mistakes.
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I think young people should travel and travel often to other countries like I do.
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I know you’ll never love me but maybe you’ll stay for awhile.
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Citizens United didn't work. Hey, Koch brothers, Karl Rove, Shellgame Adelson: Democracy trumps money sometimes.
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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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I don't want to fail the audience. I don't want to let them down.
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