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The arts in America exist in spite of America, not because of America.

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Henry Rollins
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 13
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Rush Limbaugh makes money getting simpleminded people to feel good about their intellectually undernourished brain spasms. He's very good at it, and I scarcely believe a fraction of what he says.
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Where there is young people and vitality, you're going to find punk rock.
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Russia is tough. The history, the land, the people - brutal.
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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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Here in this moment we are beautiful, nocturnal creatures and our thoughts and words are jewels guarded by the moon.
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When you start to doubt yourself the real world will eat you alive.
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The easy solution isn't the solution, it's the problem.
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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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Miles Davis would have this lineup of all these amazing musicians and one day would just say, 'We're done.' After tons of great records and tickets sold, he said, 'Now I'm going to grow my hair out and play my horn through a wah-wah pedal.' Rather than play it safe, he went on.
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If it's a man's world, as they say, then men, your world is a poorly run carnage fest.
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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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Respect is not a one way street
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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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I don't want to play old music. To me, it is fighting battles that are already over and calling yourself a warrior. For me, I see no courage or adventure in doing the old thing over again. If others want to, that's for them. For myself, I have to move on. Life is too short to live in the past. There is a lot to be done.
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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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Don't go to summer camp. Bury your parents in the backyard and have the place to yourself.
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Anywhere you hang yourself is home.
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I feel like a visitor that got left behind by his ride.
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My father did not rock. He just earned and hated. Don't end up like this man.
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'The Great Gatsby' is a book I have read a few times, and it seems to get heavier every time I come to visit.
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