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I'd defend myself. But I don't go around shoving people around that's not me at all - that's for a cop. I'm not into that type of behavior at all.

Henry Rollins

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Henry Rollins
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 13
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In many ways, America is on the receiving end of a pendulum that has been swung with great force, and for a long time, outward into the world. The impact is a wake-up call on every level.
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There is no way you are going to be forgiven for blowing up a village and killing a bunch of people.
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If there is one set of laws, one Constitution for every citizen, its protections hopefully applied equally to all, then why do the results seem to differ so radically? What do you call that? Look around - you're living in it.
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I would like go to Palestine and interview people there about what their lives are like same thing in Iran.
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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 acting range is incredibly limited and narrow, but I'm a good heavy. I'm a good authoritarian figure I don't know why. Can you be a cop? Sure. Can you be a Marine? Absolutely. Well, at least in a movie.
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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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The ones who don't do anything are always the ones who try to pull you down.
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I'm not harmful, just introspective. You can probably think I'm weird, but it's not harmful weird.
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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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Some soldier will say, 'You know, sir, you and I have some political disagreements, but I'm glad you came all the way out here.' And you know, you say, 'Well, maybe one day you'll see the light but I'm glad to be out here with you.'
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My desires are foolish. The things I want are better kept to myself. The hand of silence is steady. The hard blade of silence is clean like night. The code is absolute. Silence is eternal and patient. Silence never makes a fool of itself like I have so many times.
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We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.
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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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Nothing moves me more than the history of the United States.
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Keep me preoccupied Keep me busy, busy, busy So I won't have to think I don't want to think Because it only brings me pain I just keep running away from My problems Keep me busy Give me a million things to do So I can keep running away from myself.
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I always start tours with a great deal of anticipation.
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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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The talking shows are like free jazz. I'm just gonna go out there and blow with the idea of keeping it streamlined and not wasting time. It's wild. And it's a great thing when you see a performer really able to.
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My mother, a very eclectic listener, had the first Doors album and gave it to me when I expressed interest in the band. It was one of the first records I ever had. As the years passed, the babysitters who used to look after me would bring their Doors albums to the apartment, and that's how I got to hear their later work.
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